Mahmoud El-Sherif was appointed Minister of Justice in February 2026. A distinguished Vice President of the Court of Cassation with decades of judicial experience. Under his leadership, the ministry has accelerated judicial digital transformation and infrastructure development, reviewing the final construction phases of the state-of-the-art “Justice City” project in the New Administrative Capital. El-Sherif is currently driving structural reforms to expedite dispute resolution, modernising the real estate registration system through a major digital integration protocol signed with GAFI in August 2026, while overseeing the rollout of an advanced online criminal litigation platform and navigating the legislative passage of the landmark draft Family Law.