Egypt is seeking to address this challenge by developing an integrated national framework that combines centralised planning, secure digital communications, early-warning capabilities and coordinated field operations. At the centre of this evolving architecture stands the National Authority for Crisis and Emergency Management, conceived as a unified institutional platform linking ministries, governorates, security bodies and other state agencies during emergencies.
The National Authority for Crisis and Emergency Management has moved to the forefront in Egypt following a package of decisive presidential decisions reflecting the state’s vision of building a unified and centralised national umbrella to strengthen national security and public safety and raise the preparedness of all institutions to confront different challenges and disasters.
The presidential decisions included the promotion of Major General Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Bassiouni Salem Rabie to the rank of lieutenant general and his appointment as chairman of the authority. Major General Hany Mahmoud Sayed Mansour, director of the Armed Forces Signal Corps, was appointed deputy chairman, while Major General Sameh Nabil Youssef of the Ministry of Interior was appointed assistant chairman.
The appointments coincided with the reconstitution of the National Committee for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management through a decision by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
The authority is the foremost national body responsible for coordinating the state’s efforts and unifying cooperation among ministries, governorates and relevant agencies, ensuring the rapid adoption of decisions, the efficiency of the field response and the reduction of human and material losses to the lowest possible level.
The authority carries out vital strategic responsibilities that include preparing comprehensive national policies and strategies, drawing up preparedness and response plans and following up on their implementation.
Its responsibilities also include developing monitoring and early-warning systems based on modern technology and information systems, in addition to improving the efficiency of operations rooms to strengthen the ability of state bodies to deal with different scenarios.
Major General Ayman Abdel-Mohsen, an expert in military and strategic affairs, said the system is directly integrated with the new headquarters of Egypt’s Strategic Command.
He said the headquarters represents the culmination of Egypt Vision 2030 for building the New Republic, which aims to improve the efficiency, management and leadership of state institutions.
Abdel-Mohsen described it as a fortified digital brain designed to confront non-conventional threats, fourth- and fifth-generation warfare and national security challenges.
He said it was designed as a strategic fortress capable of confronting and withstanding the most severe cyber and electronic attacks, given its highly advanced command-and-control systems, large cloud-based information centres and secure national communications networks supported by fibre-optic infrastructure and the latest encrypted wireless technologies.
In remarks to Ahram Online, Abdel-Mohsen explained that the mechanisms governing the work of this system are based on centralised planning and the integration of information.
The Strategic Command Centre functions as an integrated administrative brain that manages digital coordination by linking all state institutions, including the Armed Forces, ministries, security agencies and governorates, through a secure information network.
The system allows emergencies to be confronted with precision and speed, supports early warning and helps anticipate crises before they occur in order to reduce losses to the lowest possible level.
It also supports continuous training through advanced digital simulation and control systems and monitors national security performance indicators around the clock to ensure an effective response, support decision-making and secure national networks against attacks that could disrupt state sectors.
This enhances strategic combat readiness and the centralised institutional management of challenges, strengthens defence capabilities and protects the country’s resources from all potential threats.
The role of the National Authority for Crisis and Emergency Management also extends to supporting training programmes and joint exercises, building institutional capacities, preparing recovery plans and restoring normal conditions following the end of crises.
Its mandate also includes strengthening regional and international cooperation.
The authority brings together experts and specialists who provide technical and scientific support and propose policies aimed at protecting lives and property and supporting the foundations of national security.
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