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ELITE
Vol.1

Issue 59

September
2023

The issue’s interview with Ms. Mervat Khalil, President
of the General Union of Egyptians Abroad in Britain.

Elite magazine was honored to interview the Egyptians Abroad. The situation remained so
guest of this issue, Ms. Mervat Khalil, the head until conflicts of interest began to appear,
of the Egyptian Union Abroad branch in where the Union might meet at the same time
Britain, to talk to us about the role of as a ministerial meeting, so the Minister of
Egyptians abroad in supporting the state’s Immigration would be late for his
projects and policies for sustainable appointment. Here was the result of separating
development and climate change. the Union from the Ministry, and it became a
central association of its own with an elected
Hello and welcome, Elite magazine is honored to board of directors and an elected chairman of
conduct this interview with you, which revolves the board of directors. One of the first elected
around the role of Egyptians abroad in presidents of the board of directors was Dr.
supporting the state’s projects and policies for Mamdouh Ismail, who is in Canada, after him,
sustainable development. We would like to know the presidents took over, and the position was
from you first about the General Union of taken by Engineer Ismail Ahmed Ali, who is
Egyptians Abroad, and what are its most the current president of the Union, and he is
important roles. one of the founders of the Union in 1983. The
The General Union of Egyptians Abroad is a idea of the Union is clear in its establishment at
central association, and we celebrated this year the same time as the establishment of the
the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of Ministry of Immigration, which is to care for
the Union. The idea came at an earlier time Egyptians abroad and to bring closer the views
than the existence of the Ministry of on the problems they face. At that time,
Immigration or any institution that cares for migrants or Egyptians abroad were mostly in
Egyptians abroad, so it was established by a Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and
decision of the former President Mohamed Kuwait, and teaching loans, especially in
Hosni Mubarak, at the same time as the universities and schools, where our Egyptian
establishment of the Ministry of Immigration. teachers in all fields are almost the ones who
The Minister of Immigration was responsible built the Gulf countries, and until now, a large
for the Union, and he was at that time Minister percentage of them are still working there.
Albert Bersoum Salama. He was also followed After that, Egyptians abroad began to spread
by Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, who became in Europe, where we are considered middle-
Secretary-General of the United Nations, and immigrants, but we have great communication
a large number of immigration ministers who with our country because we did not move
2 took over the presidency of the board of away to distant immigrant countries such as

Canada, America, Australia, and New
directors of the General Union of