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Like wildfire, a video clip of the Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, spread on social media, in the first appearance of the “frozen” minister in more than 8 months.

The video clip, which was published by Rassd Network, citing an account that it said belonged to the minister's son, was for a meeting at her home attended by a number of ministry leaders, according to the network, and witnessed talk about her philosophy in managing the ministry.

Al Jazeera Net was unable to verify the account of the minister's son.

The minister's long absence came after news of a heart attack circulated, coinciding with the announcement of the arrest of a number of ministry leaders on corruption charges, which sparked an uproar in Egypt and the Arab world.

On October 29 of last year, the Egyptian newspapers published the decision of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers regarding the Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar assuming the duties of the Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed until her recovery, based on the request for sick leave submitted by her.

Her first appearance since the corruption case was revealed in her ministry.. The


son of the Minister of Health publishes a meeting he gathered with the ministry's leaders in a family session at her home pic.twitter.com/KCdo2wBa3g

— Monitor Network (@RassdNewsN) June 1, 2022

The pioneers of networking sites in Egypt widely circulated the minister's video, and their comments varied, as some ridiculed the dialogue that took place between the minister and her employees.

A number of tweeters questioned the secret behind Zayed’s meeting with the ministry’s employees in light of her mysterious absence from her, while the Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar continues to lead the Ministry of Health temporarily, and some of them expected that the video clip would serve as a prelude to the minister’s return to her position.

Some denounced the continuation of this ambiguity about the position of the minister, and no one knows if she is working or is on a long vacation, and others questioned whether the minister receives a salary throughout this period or not, while some are surprised that the minister has not been dismissed so far despite her husband’s involvement. Previous in the case of corruption and her ministry.

A very strange video #Minister_of_Health #Hala_Zayed After a very long disappearance, a video attributed to her son, and at the same time, she is holding a meeting with the leaders of the ministry in her home.

Why did we not say that she was hidden, why or why the leaders of the Ministry of Health were at home, not in a meeting in the ministry??!

https://t.co/vpwpBTG7T5

— Shaimaa Aboelkhir (@ShaimaAboElkhir) June 1, 2022

In the meeting of #Hala_Zayed, one of the attendees said that it was the first thing that caught the ministry. She said, “This is the Ministry of Health. It is not the disease. My goal is for the healthy to preserve them. The patient is not walking, but the first healthy one. This


is the plan of the Minister of Health


. The healthy and the sick have increased disease

— Lameesツ (@lameestoli) June 2, 2022

Does this appearance pave the way for the return of the minister (who appears to have improved a lot and gained weight) to her ministry!?

Especially since the official data said that she is on vacation and is subject to rest.


In Egypt, an official who has left his post cannot appear in public again, and this called into question.# Hala_Zayed https://t.co/hsnh3sI88H

— hatim (@hatimny) June 1, 2022

She appeared at last....She almost keeps working from home...Sitting at home is nice ☺ and the holiday and summer are so 🥰 summer and watermelon 😂 https://t.co/4uesmQGWgD

— Amal (@AmalMommy) June 1, 2022

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The comments on the first appearance of the Minister of Health were accompanied by a comment on the position of another minister, the Minister of Immigration, Nabila Makram, who admitted in a Facebook post that her son, Rami, 26, is accused of murdering two people in the United States of America.

While a number of tweeters denounced the two ministers’ continuation in their positions despite the involvement of members of their families in honor crimes, some saw that the position of the Minister of Immigration was less bad, as her son was accused of a crime unrelated to her work, unlike the Minister of Health whose family was involved in a corruption case within her ministry. .

Ramy, the son of the Egyptian Minister of Immigration, was accused last April of committing two murders of two American youths, one of whom was his co-worker and the other his roommate, and the motive behind the murders is still unclear.

Why did Hala Zayed continue


and Nabila Makram remained ? The


answer will be found in the


example of Sahar Nasr and Dalia Khorshid

— amr hamdon 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬 (@amrhamdon) June 1, 2022

I want to say something

The video of Dr. Hala Zayed is a monster, by God, and does not indicate anything other than that she is walking with love. This is my aunt. If we meet then, I will not make a video like this.

— Engy Aboud (@engy_abud) June 2, 2022

#Sisi_ministers


Hala Zayed (Health) entered the basement after a corruption case involving her son and ex-husband, and the son of Nabila Makram (immigration) accused of killing 2 of his colleagues in America, Sahar Nasr (investment), her husband, Magdy Talaba, evading customs, Enas Abdel-Dayem (Culture). Her office manager was arrested for bribery and the rest is coming.. pic.twitter.com/zNj3ldWojS

— The Egyptian Revolutionary Council (@ERC_egy) May 27, 2022

The Hala Zayed crisis began last October, when the government announced that the minister had suffered a heart attack, coinciding with the announcement of the arrest of a number of ministry leaders on charges of corruption, and assigning the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar to temporarily carry out Hala Zayed’s tasks.

Days later, media outlets close to the authority, led by Amr Adib, conveyed assurances that she would not return, and the prosecution later announced that the first suspect in the corruption case was the minister's former husband.

The prosecution announced more details about the minister's family's relationship with the corruption case, led by Muhammad Abdul Majeed Hussein Al-Ashhab, her ex-husband, who is accused of taking a bribe in exchange for completing licensing procedures for a private hospital, in violation of the law, and her son, who instructed her office manager to implement his father's requests.

Al-Shorouk newspaper also published - at the time - the testimony of Saif Al-Ashhab, son of the minister, who condemned the minister's former husband, and revealed - at the same time - instructions and recommendations from Hala Zayed to her office that any requests for her family members should be met, as the requests submitted by the minister's former husband and son were considered, as if Issued by the Minister herself.