List of ambassadors of Egypt to Israel explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Egypt to Israel
Native Name:	سفير مصر لدى إسرائيل
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of Arms of Egypt
Incumbent:	Khaled Azmi
Incumbentsince:	11 November 2018
Nominator:	President of Egypt
Inaugural:	Saad Mortada
Formation:	1980
Website:	Embassy

Diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were established on 26 February 1980, after the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty on 26 March 1979. The first Egyptian ambassador to Israel was Saad Mortada.^{[1] [2]}

From 1982^[3] to 1988, and from 2001 to 2005, there was no Egyptian ambassador to Israel.^[4]

List of ambassadors

Name	Duration of mission
Saad Mortada	1980–1982
Mohammed Bassiouni	1986–2000^[5]
Mohamed Assem Ibrahim	17 March 2005 – 15 September 2008
	17 September 2008 – 31 August 2012
Atef Salem	1 September 2012 – 20 June 2015
Hazem Khairat	21 June 2015 – 28 April 2018^[6]
	11 November 2018 – present^[7]

See also

• List of ambassadors of Israel to Egypt

Notes and References

1. News: The Ambassadors Exchanged by Egypt and Israel . The New York Times . 26 February 1980 . 15 October 2023.
2. News: Egyptian and Israeli Ambassadors Take Up Duties . The New York Times . 27 February 1980 . 15 October 2023.
3. News: EGYPT CALLS HOME ITS ENVOY TO SHOW ANGER WITH ISRAEL . The New York Times . 21 September 1982 . 15 October 2023.
4. News: Egypt ambassador back in Israel after 4-year break . China Daily . 2005-03-18 . 2008-12-19.
5. News: Former Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Bassiouni, dies in Cairo at 74 . . . 2011-09-18. 2011-09-21.
6. Web site: Egypt names new ambassador, last one recalled in 2012.
7. Web site: New Egyptian ambassador to Israel presents credentials.