Tuesday 04/November/2025 – 09:28 PM
Former Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that the Grand Egyptian Museum project faced major challenges in its beginnings, explaining that all international doors were knocked on to obtain the necessary funding, adding: Japan provided financial support worth $300 million as a start for implementing the project.
Farouk Hosni: Sisi saved the Grand Museum from stopping and completed the dream
Hosni indicated in a television interview with media personality Lamis Al-Hadidi that he sent a letter to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi after assuming power, in which he informed him that there were two projects of great national importance, namely the Museum of Civilization and the Grand Egyptian Museum, stressing that he was certain that Al-Sisi would complete the project and would not allow the money previously spent to be wasted.
He continued: Completing the Grand Museum is a huge cultural achievement that embodies Egypt’s vision to preserve its heritage and highlight its cultural status to the world.
