Who We Are

The Egyptian House of Zakat and Charity is an independent entity established by Presidential Decree Law No. (123) of 2014. It is supervised by His Eminence the Grand Imam, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, who chairs its Board of Trustees — comprised of religious figures and public personalities with diverse expertise. The House collects Zakat, charitable donations, grants, bequests, endowments, and subsidies on a voluntary basis, and disburses them according to Islamic law.

"There is a very wide base of people who suffer from poverty, misery and deprivation. I often thought: if the Zakat obligation were fulfilled as it should be, within its Islamic framework, Zakat and charity could alleviate the pain, sorrow and suffering of the poor."

His Eminence the Grand Imam — Professor Dr.

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb

Our Goals

Raising awareness about the Zakat obligation and its role in community development, and spreading the spirit of mutual care and compassion among society members.
Collecting Zakat funds, charitable donations, grants, bequests, endowments and directing them to their legally prescribed channels.
Developing and disbursing charitable funds, donations, grants, bequests, endowments, and social subsidies in accordance with the Quranic verse:
{Indeed, [prescribed] charitable offerings are only [to be given] to the poor and the indigent, and to those who work on [administering] it, and to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to [free] those in bondage, and to the debt-ridden, and for the cause of God, and to the wayfarer. [This is] an obligation from God. And God is all-knowing, all-wise.} [Al-Tawbah: 60]

Board of Trustees

#	Name	Position
1	المهندس إبراهيم رشدي محلب	Former Prime Minister
2	السيدة السفيرة فايزة أبو النجا	Adviser to the President for National Security
3	الأستاذ الدكتور نصر فريد واصل	Former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Member of the Council of Senior Scholars
4	المهندس عاطف أحمد حلمي	Former Minister of Communications and Information Technology
5	الأستاذة الدكتورة شيرين الشواربي	Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
6	سعادة المهندس إبراهيم دلهان الدوسري	Secretary-General of the Royal Charitable Organisation of Bahrain
7	الأستاذ محمد حاجي الخوري	Director-General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation
8	الدكتور ماجد العازمي	Director of the Kuwait Zakat House
9	الأستاذة الدكتورة سحر أحمد نصر	Former Minister of Investment and International Cooperation
10	الأستاذ الدكتور إسماعيل عبد الغفار	President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
11	الدكتور محمد الإتربي	Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Egypt
12	السيد الأستاذ هشام عكاشة	Chairman of the Board of Banque Misr
13	الأستاذ عبد الحميد أبو موسى	Governor of Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt
14	الدكتور محمد فريد	Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority
15	الدكتورة هبة الليثي	Professor of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

Board of Trustees Roles

The House of Zakat and Charity is managed by a Board of Trustees comprising public figures with expertise in Islamic law, economics, finance, law, technology, business administration and related fields. The Board is authorised to:

Accept Zakat funds, charitable donations, grants, bequests, subsidies and endowments.
Approve expenditures in Islamically prescribed channels and determine their priorities.
Set the general policy of the House.
Approve plans and activity programmes of the House.
Determine work priorities.
Determine means of resource development.
Coordinate and cooperate with bodies, institutions, associations, and NGOs related to the activities of the House.
Propose draft laws related to the work of the House.
Approve the annual budget and final accounts of the House.
Approve the organisational structure and internal regulations of the House.
Select the Secretary-General and determine their term and financial treatment.
Select a specialised audit firm.
Issue decisions necessary for implementing the provisions of this law.

Establishment Decree