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Sherif Ismail

Sherif Ismail is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sherif Ismail rather than just read about it. In short: Sherif Ismail (Arabic: شريف إسماعيل, romanized: Šarīf ʾIsmāʿīl, pronounced [ʃɪˈɾiːf esmæˈʕiːl]; 6 July 1955 – 4 February 2023) was an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as the 53rd prime minister of Egypt from 2015 to 2018. He was also the minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 2013 to 2015.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Sherif Ismail (Arabic: شريف إسماعيل, romanized: Šarīf ʾIsmāʿīl, pronounced [ʃɪˈɾiːf esmæˈʕiːl]; 6 July 1955 – 4 February 2023) was an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as the 53rd prime minister of Egypt from 2015 to 2018. He was also the minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 2013 to 2015.

Early life and education Ismail was born on 6 July 1955. He studied mechanical engineering at Ain Shams University and graduated in 1978.

Career Ismail held managerial posts at state-run petrochemical and natural gas firms. He served as the executive deputy chairman and then chairman of the Egyptian holding company for petrochemicals (ECHEM), which was established in 2002. Next he was named chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). Then he worked as the managing director of the state-run oil holding company, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE), and became chairman of the company. He was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources on 16 July 2013 as part of the interim cabinet led by Hazem El Beblawi. He replaced Sherif Hassan Haddara in the post. Ismail was appointed prime minister on 12 September 2015. In 2016 an economic crisis occurred when the Egyptian pound significantly weakened. Due to this crisis, the cabinet of Ismail had to initiate and implement the strict economic reforms. Following this incident Ismail reshuffled the cabinet in March 2016 changing ten ministers, including finance, investment, and tourism ministers. In February 2017, the cabinet was again reshuffled, which included the change of nine ministers mostly related to economic policies. In November 2017 Ismail left Egypt for treatment in Germany and resumed his post on 1 December. During this period Mostafa Madbouly, minister of housing and urban utilities, served as the acting prime minister. On 5 June 2018, Ismail submitted his resignation to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. However, he continued to serve as prime minister in caretaker capacity. Two days after Ismail submitted his resignation, Sisi appointed Madbouly to succeed him as prime minister. Following his departure as prime minister, it was reported on 9 June 2018 that Ismail had been nominated to serve as the top aide to Sisi. From 18 June Ismail served as presidential aide for national and strategic projects and represented Sisi at the funeral of Jacques Chirac in September 2019.

Personal life and death Ismail was married and had two children. He had health problems related to the digestive system and had an operation in Germany in November 2017 while serving as prime minister. He died in Cairo on 4 February 2023, at the age of 67. His death was first announced by the Egyptian President Sisi via a post on social media. A military funeral ceremony was held for Ismail on 5 February, and the funeral prayers took place at the Lt. Gen. Hussein Tantawi Mosque in New Cairo with the attendance of the President Sisi, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hanfy Gebaly and Defense Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki along with others.

References

External links Media related to Sherif Ismail at Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sherif Ismail

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sherif Ismail claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sherif Ismail before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sherif Ismail ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sherif Ismail

In research: Sherif Ismail appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sherif Ismail in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sherif Ismail is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, 2023 deaths, 20th-century Egyptian engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sherif Ismail outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sherif Ismail in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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