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A statesman shaped by architecture, service, and horizon-thinking.

From the drafting tables of Cairo's housing ministry to the highest office of the Egyptian state, the journey of Mostafa Kamal Madbouly is the story of a modern technocrat who rose by building — literally and institutionally.

Born28 April 1966 · Cairo

Office54th Prime Minister of Egypt

Since7 June 2018

Appointed ByPresident Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Official portrait of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly

Mostafa K. Madbouly

Est. 1966

Biography

The builder's path to public service.

Mostafa Kamal Madbouly was born in Cairo in April 1966 and trained as an architect and urban planner — a discipline that would become the spine of his public career. He rose through the ranks of Egypt's professional and institutional architecture circles, becoming one of the most consulted minds in housing policy and city design before entering government.

Appointed Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, he authored and delivered some of the most ambitious public works programmes in Egypt's modern history — from the Decent Life national rural initiative to the planning and construction of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo.

In June 2018, following the resignation of the Sherif Ismail government, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi tasked him with forming a new cabinet. He has served as Prime Minister ever since — the first engineer-planner in generations to occupy the role, and a principal architect of Egypt's Vision 2030 agenda.

"Nations are built twice — first on paper, then on the ground. Our work is to hold both drawings true."

Profession

Architect · Urban Planner

Former Role

Minister of Housing

Interim Role

Acting Prime Minister

Government

Madbouly Cabinet

The Journey

From drafting table to the Council of Ministers.

A career defined by rigorous training, institutional stewardship, and a sustained commitment to the physical and social modernisation of Egypt.

1966 · Foundations

Born in Cairo

Born 28 April 1966, into a family rooted in the professional classes of Cairo — a childhood shaped by the rhythms of the Egyptian capital in its modernising decades.

1980s – 1990s · Scholarship

Architecture & Urban Planning

Trained as an architect and specialist in urban development, progressing through advanced academic and professional study — credentials that would distinguish his technocratic approach to public service.

2000s · Institutional Leadership

General Organization for Physical Planning

Held senior roles at the apex of Egypt's planning apparatus, architecting frameworks for urban growth, industrial zoning, and long-horizon regional development.

2014 · Minister of Housing

Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities

Appointed to one of the most demanding portfolios in government — tasked with delivering millions of housing units, upgrading utilities, and planning Egypt's next generation of cities.

2018 · Acting Prime Minister

Stewardship in a Period of Transition

Served as Acting Prime Minister during a critical moment of governmental transition, demonstrating the calm continuity that would define his subsequent tenure.

7 June 2018 · Prime Minister

54th Prime Minister of Egypt

Formally appointed to form a new government following the resignation of Sherif Ismail — becoming the 54th Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

2024 · Renewed Mandate

Second Madbouly Cabinet

Reappointed and tasked with forming a renewed government — a continuity premised on economic reform, fiscal discipline, and the completion of flagship national projects.

2026 · Nation Forward

Eighth Year in Office

Continues to lead Egypt's policy agenda across economy, infrastructure, investment, energy, and regional diplomacy — one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers in recent decades.

Housing & Planning

A life's work in how cities are made.

Before governing a nation, Mostafa Madbouly spent decades designing one. His fluency in housing economics, infrastructure sequencing, and regional planning continues to shape every arm of government policy.

      
Signature Project
The New Administrative CapitalA purpose-built capital east of Cairo — designed, planned and driven forward under his direct stewardship.

Strategic Planning
Egypt's Fourth-Generation CitiesTwenty-two new cities mapped, staged, and connected to the national infrastructure spine.

Social Housing
A Million-Unit Delivery PipelineA scale of public housing unmatched in the region — reengineered from financing to construction.

Leadership Philosophy

Three principles that guide the office.

A framework that unites technical precision, social responsibility, and long-term strategic thinking in every decision of the Council of Ministers.

Build for the Horizon

Policy is a generational instrument. Every city, every law, every road is calibrated for the Egypt of 2050 — not merely the Egypt of today.

II.

Measure Before You Promise

Governance must be honest with the numbers. Budgets, baselines, and benchmarks come first — ambition is then built on evidence, not optics.

III.

Dignity is Infrastructure

A country is judged by how its humblest village lives. Housing, clean water, connectivity — these are not services; they are the architecture of citizenship.

Continue the journey — explore the governance architecture of the Madbouly Cabinet.

Governance & Priorities