Osama Kamal (Arabic: أسامة كمال; born 5 April 1959) was the Egyptian minister of petroleum and mineral resources.
[5] While Kamal was in charge of Echem, a crisis erupted pertaining the Agrium fertiliser plant in the Nile Delta city of Damietta.
In 2008, Agrium, which is 30% owned by Echem, was faced with a popular campaign that alleged that the factory was bad for the environment, causing Egypt's government to abruptly cancel the project.
Osama Kamal resides on the board of the Egyptian industrial company, Carbon Holdings.
On 2 August 2012, Kamal was sworn into the Qandil Cabinet, as the minister of petroleum and mineral resources.