Embassy of Egypt, Ottawa

An Egyptian Consul-General was appointed in Ottawa in 1950 and the Consulate-General was raised to the rank of Embassy in August 1954. Mr. H.M. El-Hakeem, who had been Consul-General, became Chargé d'Affaires. The first Egyptian Ambassador to Canada, Mr. El-Husseini El-Khatib, presented his credentials on May 3, 1955.[1]

Embassy of Egypt in Ottawa
Location454 Laurier Ave. East
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6R3
Coordinates45°25′43″N 75°40′29″W / 45.428543°N 75.674654°W / 45.428543; -75.674654
AmbassadorAhmed Hafez

The Embassy of Egypt is Egypt's embassy in Canada. It is located at 454 Laurier Avenue East in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] Egypt also operates a significant Consulate-General in Montreal with 14 accredited diplomatic personnel.[2]

Ahmed Hafez serves as Ambassador with a staff of diplomats plus locally hired employees.[3]

List of representatives

The following is a list of Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Canada.

Name Period Function Note
H. M. El-Hakeem 1954–1955 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited in August 1954[1]
El Husseini El Khatib 1955–1959 Ambassador Accredited on 3 May 1955[4]
Mahmoud Fawzy Kamel 1959 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited on 18 January 1959[5]
Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Seoud 1959–1964 Ambassador Accredited on 19 August 1959[6]
Ahmed Hassan El-Feki 1964–1965 Ambassador Accredited on 2 July 1964
Mahmoud Moharram Hammad 1965–1968 Ambassador Accredited on 29 September 1965[7]
Mohamed Choucri 1968–1971 Ambassador Accredited on 8 October 1968[8]
Waguih Ahmed Moustafa 1971–1972 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited on 5 December 1971[9]
Ahmed Sabri Kamal 1972–1976 Ambassador Accredited on 10 August 1972[10]
Amr Ahmed Shawki 1976 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited in August 1976
Hassan Fahmy Abdel Megid 1976–1981 Ambassador Accredited on 22 November 1976[11]
Tahseen M. Basheer 1981–1985 Ambassador Accredited on 19 November 1981[12]
Mahmoud Kassem 1985–1989 Ambassador Accredited on 15 August 1985[13]
Mohamed Adel Hussein Elsafty 1989–1993 Ambassador Accredited on 8 September 1989[14]
Mahmoud H. Farghal 1993–1997 Ambassador Accredited on 24 November 1993[15]
Hamdy Nada 1997–2000 Ambassador Accredited on 17 September 1997[16]
Sallama Mahmoud Shaker 2000–2004 Ambassador Accredited on 28 September 2000[17]
Mahmoud F. El-Saeed 2004–2008 Ambassador Accredited on 10 September 2004[18]
Hala Samir El Bishawy 2008 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited in March 2008[19]
Shamel Elsayed Nasser 2008–2010 Ambassador Accredited on 15 September 2008[20]
Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd 2010–2014 Ambassador Accredited on 23 September 2010[21]
Motaz Mounir Zahran 2014–2018 Ambassador Accredited on 17 September 2014[22]
Salwa Ebrahim Mohamed Elmowafi 2018 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited in October 2018[23]
Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid 2018–2022 Ambassador Accredited on 13 November 2018[24]
Rehab Abdelhak Ali Shawer 2022 Charge d'Affaires a.i. Accredited in August 2022
Ahmed Abdallah Ibrahim Hafez 2022-present Ambassador Accredited on 22 September 2022[25]

References

  1. 1 2 "Documents on Canadian External Relations: Egypt". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Badawi, Cherine (2004). Egypt. Footprint. p. 26. ISBN 1-903471-77-X. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Egypt Fact Sheet". Government of Canada. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Corps Diplomatique (in English and French). Canada. Department of External Affairs. 1958. p. 3. Republique Arabe Unie Son Excellence Monsieur El Husseini El Khatib 3 mai 1955
  5. ↑ Corps Diplomatique (in English and French). Canada. Department of External Affairs. 1959. p. 9. Mr. Mahmoud Fawzy Kamel 18 Jan.1959
  6. ↑ Corps Diplomatique (in English and French). Canada. Department of External Affairs. 1963. p. 3. Republique Arabe Unie Son Excellence Monsieur Abdel Hamid I. Seoud - 19 Aug. 1959
  7. ↑ Diplomatic Corps. Canada. Department of External Affairs. 1968. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "Diplomatic corps and consular and other representatives in Canada = Corps diplomatique et représentants consulaires et autres au Canada. : Juin 1969". p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Diplomatic corps and consular and other representatives in Canada = Corps diplomatique et représentants consulaires et autres au Canada. : Févr. 1971". p. 1281. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Diplomatic corps and consular and other representatives in Canada = Corps diplomatique et représentants consulaires et autres au Canada. : Févr. 1973". p. 12. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Diplomatic corps and consular and other representatives in Canada = Corps diplomatique et représentants consulaires et autres au Canada. : Juin 1977". p. 12. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : Nov. 1983". p. 539. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : May 1987". p. 11. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : May 1990". p. 11. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : Dec. 1993". p. 13. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : Dec. 1997". p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : 2002". p. 9. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. : 2006". p. 8. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : March 2008". p. 41. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : November 2008". p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : December 2010". p. 7. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : February 2015". p. 7. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : October 2018". p. 53. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada. -- : Nov/Dec 2018". p. 8. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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