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Ministry of State for Antiquities

Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Antiquities
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Agency overview
Jurisdiction Egypt Egypt
Headquarters Zamalek, Cairo
Agency executive
  • Khaled El-Anany, Minister
Child agency
  • Antiquities Repatriation
Website Official website

The Ministry of State of Antiquities is the Egyptian government organization which serves to investigate and conserve the history of Egypt.

It was formed from the Supreme Council of Antiquities in 2011 during the reign of President Hosni Mubarak to deal with the security and theft of Egyptian antiquities.

Over the years, thousands of stolen antiquities have made their way back to Egypt. In late 2016, the ministry recovered and repatriated two of four lamps, from the Islamic era, which had been stolen in 2015.


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