Nagwa Khalil

Nagwa Hussein Khalil was the Egyptian minister of social affairs and insurance. She was sworn into prime minister Hesham Qandil's cabinet on 2 August 2012, following the Egyptian revolution that deposed president Hosni Mubarak.

Quotes

• A number of Brotherhood leaders had verbally approached me to legalize the group's status through the new bill.
  • Nagwa speaking on Brotherhood official’s hope to legitimize the group

• They did not submit formal requests, fearing that the number of its members, sources of funding and unlawful objectives would be exposed.
  • Nagwa speaking on Brotherhood official’s hope to legitimize the group