Two gardens, one street

Archaeologist by training, founder of Presentation Sports and of Estadat, and chairman of Ain for Investment and Franchise Holding: six groups across eight countries in sport, media and entertainment.

A veterinarian who began his career at Giza Zoo in 2004 and has come back to run it. He spent a decade at Emirates Park Zoo and Resort, becoming Chief Executive in 2023, is Executive Director of the Emirates Zoos and Aquariums Association and sits on the board of Species360.

A chartered accountant and member of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors. He comes from Nufarm Middle East Operations, where he was Chief Financial Officer and a board member, after close to a decade at KPMG Hazem Hassan.

Came to Hadayieq in 2025 from Orange Egypt, where he ran distribution and channel development. Twenty-four years in Egyptian telecoms, at Orange, Etisalat Misr and Vodafone, now applied to running two historic gardens day to day.

Leads engineering across the Giza Zoo masterplan: the habitats, the support facilities, and the life-support and biosecurity systems behind them. Formerly at Hill International and, for eleven years, Dar Al-Handasah.

Joined in 2024 to build the commercial side of the project: the tenant mix, the partnerships and the revenue model. Formerly Chief Commercial Officer at Beltone Financial, after seven years running corporate marketing at Orange Egypt.

Arrived in 2025 to take El Genena to market. Her background is in Egyptian destinations at scale: Group Marketing Director at Al Salem Holding, seven years at Talaat Moustafa Group, and earlier posts at Fawaz Alhokair, Citystars and Emaar Misr.

Managing Director of Estadat since 2018, managing sports facilities across Egypt, with four decades of finance behind that. At Hadayieq he carries the relationship with the state.

Professor of Crop Science at Ain Shams University and advisor to the Prime Minister, with more than a decade in the Cabinet's project follow-up unit. He holds a doctorate from the University of Paris and advises Hadayieq's chairman on the Giza Zoo development.

Runs the zoological department through the renovation, aligning animal care with international standards and building the keeper training programme. Formerly at Worldwide Zoo Consultants, Emirates Park Zoo, Tiergarten Nürnberg and Dubai Safari.

Joined in 2026 to hold the welfare line as the collection grows. Operations Manager and trustee of For Tigers, assessing welfare across captive facilities in Thailand, after five years consulting on animal welfare and the wildlife trade.

Leads education: turning a collection of animals into something a visitor leaves knowing. Five years as senior ungulates keeper at Dubai Safari Park, after ten years at Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens.

Minister of Education of Egypt. Formerly dean of sciences and engineering at the American University in Cairo, and director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Arab States.

Minister of Culture of Egypt from 2018. A flautist by training: dean of the Cairo Conservatoire, director of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, and chair of the Cairo Opera House.

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation from 2022. Four decades in banking before that: National Bank of Egypt from 1980, head of the Industrial Development Bank, then president of the Agricultural Bank of Egypt.

Governor of Luxor from 2015 to 2018, the youngest to hold the post. Previously ran the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre; now senior political advisor at the UN World Food Programme.

Director of Security for Giza Governorate, 2013 to 2015. A career police officer from 1978, heading investigations in Alexandria, in Giza, and across the West Giza sector.

Broadcaster and cultural presenter. Hosted the Pharaohs' Golden Parade and the 32nd Arab Music Festival, and presents Ambassador Aziza on DMC under the banner Culture First.

Executive Vice President for Finance and Investment at Ain Entertainment Holding and a board member of eighteen Ain Group companies. Formerly Chief Investment Officer at Estadat.