Amro Ismail Elsharkawi, Baker Hughes’ Regional Manager for Egypt, has been appointed chairman of the Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA). He holds a bachelor’s degree in mining, Petroleum, and Metallurgical Engineering from Suez Canal University, earned in 1999. Since joining Baker Hughes, a Houston-based energy Technology Firm, in 2002, Elsharkawi has progressed through a range of technical and leadership positions across Egypt and the Middle East and Africa (MEA), building extensive experience in the energy sector.

The appointment was announced by Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, who also assigned the authority’s outgoing head, Yasser Ramadan, to lead the ministry’s Central Administration for Geological Research and Information.

The minister expressed appreciation for Ramadan’s role in leading the authority through its transition into an independent economic entity, highlighting his contribution to institutional, legislative, and procedural reforms despite the challenges facing the sector.

The minister expressed confidence in Elsharkawi’s ability to lead the authority and continue its development efforts, drawing on his professional experience across several positions in Egypt and abroad. He called for a team-based approach to maximize the value of Egypt’s mineral resources, increase local value addition, and strengthen the sector’s attractiveness to domestic and international investors.