Egypt’s former Tourism Minister, Dr. Khaled El-Enany, is all set to become the next UNESCO Director-General. He was nominated by the UNESCO Executive Board on October 6. If El-Enany’s name is approved by UNESCO’s General Conference in November 2025, where all 194 member states will cast their votes, he would become the first Arab candidate to reach the Director-General position.
UNESCO posted a tweet on X: “Khaled El-Enany nominated by @UNESCO’s Executive Board for the post of Director-General of the Organization. This nomination will be put to a vote by all UNESCO Member States on 6 November during the General Conference, to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.”
Khaled El-Enany nominated by @UNESCO’s Executive Board for the post of Director-General of the Organization.
— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) October 6, 2025
This nomination will be put to a vote by all UNESCO Member States on 6 November during the General Conference, to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Who is Khaled El-Enany?
Dr. Khaled El-Enany was born in 1971. He is an academic and heritage preservation expert, with extensive experience in archaeology and cultural diplomacy. He also taught Egyptology at Helwan University and later served as the founding Director of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
He also served as Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities (2016–2019) and later as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (2019–2022).
