[5] Mostafa Mussad served as minister of higher education from August 2012[6] to July 2013 when Hossam Eisa replaced him in the post.

[4][7] The ministry was headed by El Sayed Abdel Khalek between June 2014[8] and September 2015.

[10] The major function of the ministry, based in Cairo is to introduce, develop and monitor all the higher education-related policies.

[2][11] The ministry is responsible for the educational activity in Egyptian universities, both public and private.

[11] In addition, the ministry supervises the Academy of the Arabic Language and the National Committee of UNESCO.