Egypt Appoints Over 90 Women to Key Judicial Positions in Historic Move

In a landmark decision underscoring Egypt’s push toward gender inclusion in its judiciary, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ratified presidential decrees appointing hundreds of new judicial officials — with over 90 women among them.

Presidential Decree No. 447 of 2025 officially approves the appointment of a new cohort of assistant delegates to Egypt’s State Council, one of the country’s most prestigious judicial bodies. The decree includes graduates from the class of 2021, and — in a notable milestone — several of the appointees are women.

A separate decree, Presidential Decree No. 446 of 2025, names 555 new assistant prosecutors to the Public Prosecution Office, also from the 2021 graduating class, again including numerous women among the ranks.

Together, the decrees represent a significant step forward in integrating women into roles long dominated by men in Egypt’s judiciary — an institution historically slow to embrace gender diversity.

A New Era for Egypt’s Judiciary

For decades, women in Egypt faced barriers to entering the judiciary — particularly the State Council — despite high academic qualifications. That began to shift in recent years following public pressure, advocacy from women’s rights groups, and a growing recognition of gender parity as a national imperative.

The 2025 decrees build on this progress. The combined appointments bring over 90 women into critical positions within both the State Council and the Public Prosecution, marking one of the largest cohorts of female judicial appointees in Egypt’s modern history.

“These appointments are not just symbolic — they reflect real, institutional change,” said a senior official from Egypt’s Ministry of Justice, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We are seeing the fruits of years of reform and policy recalibration.”

Trailblazing Women of Egypt’s Judiciary

The list of newly appointed women is both diverse and impressive, representing graduates from Egypt’s top law faculties. Among them are:

• Nadien Sami Abdel Karim Mahmoud Abdel Karim

• Tasneem Salah El-Din Abou El-Fotouh Ibrahim El-Wezza

• Alaa Mahmoud Ali Abdel Halim

• Amira Sobhi Nasser Mohamed Afify

• Mayar Mohamed Ali Abdel Rahim Abdallah

• Aya Ramadan Hassan Ghomri

• Sara Ahmed Lotfi Ahmed Abdallah

• Sara Talaat Fathy El-Safty

• Aya Mohamed Ahmed Bakr

• Aya Moawad Abdel Hamid Turki

• Nadra Khaled Abdel Sattar Kotb

• Manar Gamal Abdel Samee’ El Desouki

• Yasmine El Sayed Ismail El Adham

• Rania Reda Abdel Halim Abdel Meguid

• Doaa Abdel Hamid Amin Mohamed

• Al-Zahraa Ahmed Sayed Qenawy

• Rana Abo Zeid Mostafa El-Wakeel

• Reem Ahmed Qassem Mohamed Amin

• Sara Ayman El-Sawy El-Qabbani

• Rola Mahmoud Mohamed Mahmoud Zaki Kaheela

• Haidi Ibrahim Ahmed El-Shallakani

• Marwa Bakry Mohamed Mohamed

• Mai Adly Fawzi Mahmoud

• Nada Wael Talaat Ahmed

• Nor Abdel Azim El-Sadeq El-Ashry

• Hanaa Ashraf Mohamed Helal

• Aliaa Ahmed Abdel Aziz Mohamed

• Basent Mohamed El-Sayed El-Sayed

• Rahma Rabie Ahmed Mohamed Labna

• Roufayda Atef Younis Imam

• Injy Ashraf Hussein Othman

• Asmaa Gamal Ahmed Bakry

• Hind Shibl Amin El-Deeb

• Reham Ayad Abdel Wahab Mahmoud

• Mariam Mohamed Hosni El-Alam

• Mirna Magdy Ahmed El-Husseiny

• Sara Magdy Ibrahim Gouda

• Rowan Osama Abou Deif

• Yousra Mahmoud Mohamed Said Abdel Latif

• Fairouz Ehab Ahmed Eissaoui

• Habiba Ashraf Mamdouh Hindawi

• Mennatallah Sabry Abdel Halim Emara

• Ghadeer Mostafa Abdo Hassan

• Malika Mahmoud Kamel Abdel Hady

• Layla Mohamed Mostafa Kamel

• Salma Hossam Fawzi Mahmoud

• Mariam Essam Saad Abdel Aziz

• Reem Mohamed Magdy Abdel Hamid

• Nooran Salah El-Din Mahmoud Zayed

• Shaaden Mohamed Suleiman Mohamed

• Karen George Ishak Mongarios

• Doaa Adel Zakaria Breik

• Salma Emad El-Din Bahiry

• Haidi Saleh Ibrahim Mahmoud

• Yasmina Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Megid
  (and many others)

The full list includes over 90 women, each carefully selected through Egypt’s rigorous judicial appointment system, and vetted for both academic and ethical standards.

The Bigger Picture….. Decade of Empowermen

These appointments come amid wider reforms in Egypt’s legal and institutional frameworks. The Egyptian government has declared the 2020s a “Decade of Empowerment,” pledging to expand women’s participation in decision-making roles across public life — from parliament to the bench.

Critics have previously argued that such measures were mostly rhetorical. But this year’s judicial appointments offer tangible evidence that change is indeed unfolding.

“The face of justice in Egypt is finally starting to reflect the society it serves,” said Dalia Mostafa, a Cairo-based legal scholar and gender policy advisor. “These women will not only help administer justice — they will help reshape it.