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Historic appointment

Tuesday 8 Feb 2022

PRESIDENT Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi appointed Boulos Fahmi as the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 9 February. Fahmi, who was vice president of the court, is the first Copt ever to hold such a high-ranking position in the court’s history.

Fahmi
Fahmi

Fahmi, 65, replaces outgoing judge Said Marei Amr, who retired for health reasons.

The decision was widely acclaimed. Since coming to power, President Al-Sisi has reached out to Coptic Egyptians, seeking to address their concerns and ensuring their equal rights to all positions in the state.

*A version of this article appears in print in the 10 February, 2022 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.

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