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Hassan Mahmoud Rashad

Egyptian general intelligence director

Background

Hassan Mahmoud Rashad is a major general in Egypt’s security apparatus and a graduate of the Military Technical College.

Career and institutions

He served in Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, rising to deputy director; Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed him agency chief October 16, 2024. His predecessor was Abbas Kamel.

Recent and documented role

The White House named Rashad to the Gaza Executive Board in January 2026. His role is Egypt’s intelligence and diplomatic mediation representation, not an American federal agency position.

Egyptian intelligence leadership

Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad graduated from Egypt's Military Technical College and held senior posts in the General Intelligence Directorate. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed him director in October 2024, succeeding Abbas Kamel. Reuters described the agency as important to Egypt's diplomacy and mediation involving Gaza and other regional conflicts; this role does not make all Egyptian government decisions attributable to Rashad personally.

In January 2026, the White House named Rashad to the Gaza Executive Board associated with its Board of Peace framework. The dated membership announcement supports an institutional relationship to the board and its other members, but does not independently establish contracts, financial interests or private policy agreements.

References

  1. https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/533634/Egypt/Politics-/UPDATED-ElSisi-appoints-Hassan-Rashad-head-of-Gene.aspx
  2. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/01/statement-on-president-trumps-comprehensive-plan-to-end-the-gaza-conflict/
  3. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypts-sisi-appoints-new-head-general-intelligence-2024-10-16/

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