Egypt's Education Minister Not Under Trial, Ministry Confirms
The Egyptian Ministry of Education has firmly rejected claims regarding the referral of Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif to criminal trial for allegedly not complying with a court ruling. The ministry emphasized that all prior legal disputes have been settled in its favor.
Shadi Abdel Allah, the ministry's spokesperson, stated in an official announcement on Wednesday that reports from certain media outlets about the minister's trial are entirely inaccurate. He noted that the issue pertains to a legal matter involving Towa Primary School in Minya Governorate.
The statement explained that a citizen had lodged a misdemeanor complaint against the minister, seeking the transfer of the school based on a civil ruling from 2013. However, the Egyptian judiciary has ruled in favor of the ministry; the Minya Misdemeanor Court dismissed both the criminal and civil cases on July 29, 2025, and ordered the plaintiff to cover the costs, thereby exonerating the ministry and the minister from any allegations of non-compliance.
Furthermore, the ministry confirmed that a subsequent lawsuit filed by the same plaintiff has not yet been officially received by the State Litigation Authority or the ministry's legal affairs department, meaning no new legal actions have commenced against the minister.
Mohamed Abdel Latif has served as Minister of Education since July 3, 2024, as part of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's second cabinet, and continues to oversee educational matters in Egypt while being closely monitored for any legal issues related to the ministry.
