Sisi issues decree appointing presidents of eight appeal courts

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has issued Republican Decree No. 388 of 2026, published in the official gazette, appointing heads of eight appeal courts.

• The decree appoints judges to head appeal courts in Cairo, Alexandria, Tanta, Mansoura, Ismailia, Beni Suef, Assiut, and Qena.
• Appointments take effect from August 29, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
• Magdy Ali Qassem Salama was appointed president of the Cairo Appeal Court.
• Abdel Fattah Ahmed El-Saghir heads the Alexandria Appeal Court, and Osama Hassan Qandil heads the Qena court.