Sherif Ismail (Arabic: شريف إسماعيل, romanized: Šarīf ʾIsmāʿīl, pronounced [ʃɪˈɾiːf esmæˈʕiːl]; 6 July 1955 – 4 February 2023) was an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt from 2015 to 2018.

[7] He was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources on 16 July 2013 as part of the interim cabinet led by Hazem El Beblawi.

[16] Following his departure as prime minister, it was reported on 9 June 2018 that Ismail had been nominated to serve as the top aide to Sisi.

[16] From 18 June Ismail served as presidential aide for national and strategic projects and represented Sisi at the funeral of Jacques Chirac in September 2019.

[21][22] A military funeral ceremony was held for Ismail on 5 February, and the funeral prayers took place at the Lt. Gen. Hussein Tantawi Mosque in New Cairo with the attendance of the President Sisi, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hanfy Gebaly and Defense Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki along with others.