The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt celebrated on July 31st the National Day of its country. The ceremony was held at the Embassy of Egypt located at Setor de Embaixadas Norte and was hosted by Egyptian ambassador Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy and his wife Mrs. Alya Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwakeel.

Ambassador of Egypt, Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy, and his wife Mrs. Alya Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwakeel

Ambassador Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy, his wife, Mrs. Alya Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwakeel, Colonel Hossam Mahmoud Mohamed Shalaby, Defense Attaché and his wife Mrs Dina Omar Mahmoud Elwasy, greeting guests

Ambassador Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy and his wife greeting guests at the embassy entrance

The guests fraternized in the open air areas of the Embassy all while enjoying typical Arab music and a variety of food and drinks. Guests gathered mostly around the pool where music was being played.

 

The venue was decorated with an exhibit showing images from the famous Egyptian pyramids, the Sphinx, beautiful palaces, religious monuments, the Egyptian people, as well as busts in the likeness of Pharaohs.

The location was rapidly filled with guests, including ambassadors, government authorities, diplomats, business people, intellectuals, and members of Brasília’s society and the Egyptian community.

From left: Mr. Sheikh Mohamad Rasmy Zidan; Mr. Salah Elqataa, Minister Counselor of Embassy of Palestine; Dr. Sheikh Abdelhamid Metwally, president of Conselho Superior dos Teólogos do Islam no Brasil and Mr. Mohamad Salem, businessman

Mr. Colonel Cássio Murilo Garcia Coutinho, Assistant of Brazilian Army Internacional Affairs Office

From left: Ambassador of Cameroun, Mr. Martin Agbor Mbeng and Ambassador of Congo, Mr. Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda

From left: Mr. Kim Jong Chol, second secretary of the Embassy of North Korea, and his friend, Mr. Jong Kum Hyok

Mr. Bienvenido Ebang Otogo Obono, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea and his wife, Mrs. Dolores

From left: Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy, Ambassador of Egypt and Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira, Director of THE GUIDE

From left: Mr. Said Al Ryami, Ambassador of Oman; Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Kalil Alzeben, Ambassador of Palestine; Mr. Vicente Rojas Escalante, Ambassador of Peru; Mr. Manuel Bezerra and his wife, Mrs. Áurea Bezerra, both Chancery Officers at Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

From left: Mr. Matheus Carvalho, THE GUIDE Representative; Mr. Sebastião Thomas, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Angola and Mr. Vinícius Neves, THE GUIDE Representative

From left: Mr. Nojock Bapah Guilloume Albert, Defense Attaché of Cameroun, his wife Mrs Habbybe Donalde Bathum; Major Reda Salem, USA Airforce Assistant Air Attaché, his wife, Mrs Nancy Salem and Mr Mamsii, Defense Attaché of India and his wife, Mrs Panchali

Mr. Mustafa Zidah, representative of Centro Islâmico and his family

After the guests’ arrival, ambassador of Egypt, Mr. Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy, gave a brief speech welcoming all. After the speech, guests were invited to taste egyptian dishes.

The event was a success. All attendees congratulated ambassador Alaa Eldin Wagih Mohamed Roushdy, his wife Mrs. Alya Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwakeel, and other fellow members from the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the memorable diplomatic social event.

THE GUIDE congratulates the embassy of Egypt for its National Day!