The eldest brother of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been appointed to head a government body responsible for investigating the funding of terrorist activities, including illegal money laundering activities, the Egypt Independent reported Monday (October 17th).
Ahmed Saeed Hussain Khalil was appointed to the job in a decree issued on Sunday by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, along with several other members of the board of trustees.
The Unit for Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, founded in 2002, is authorised to access bank accounts in seeking to prevent money laundering that supports terrorism.
Khalil, a senior judge, is deputy head of the Court of Cassation.
Other board members named in the decree include Central Bank of Egypt deputy governor Gamal Abdel Aziz, Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority head Sherif Samir Sami, deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kojak and representatives of the general prosecution and the Federation of Egyptian Banks.
According to judicial sources, the Court of Cassation approved the new appointment at the request of the cabinet. The appointment lasts for two years.
