Egypt Clarifies the Truth About the Referral of the Minister of Education to Trial

The Egyptian Ministry of Education has categorically denied the rumors regarding the referral of Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel Latif to criminal trial for allegedly failing to implement a court ruling, confirming that all previous legal cases have been resolved in favor of the ministry.

Shadi Abdel Allah, the official spokesperson for the ministry, stated in an official statement yesterday, Wednesday, that what some media outlets reported about the minister's trial is completely inaccurate, pointing out that the case in question relates to a legal dispute concerning Towa Primary School in Minya Governorate.

The statement indicated that a citizen had filed a direct misdemeanor against the minister, demanding the handover of the school based on a civil ruling dating back to 2013; however, the Egyptian judiciary has indeed vindicated the ministry;

the Minya Misdemeanor Court issued a ruling on July 29, 2025, rejecting both the criminal and civil lawsuits, and ordered the plaintiff to bear the costs, which means the ministry and the minister are exonerated from any charge of non-compliance.

The statement confirmed that the second lawsuit filed by the plaintiff after his first loss has not yet officially reached the State Litigation Authority or the legal affairs department of the ministry, and thus no new legal proceedings have begun against the minister.

It is noteworthy that Mohamed Abdel Latif assumed the Ministry of Education on July 3, 2024, as part of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's second cabinet formation, and continues to manage the education file in Egypt amid close monitoring of any legal issues related to the ministry.