Lieutenant General (Vice Admiral) Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie is an Egyptian national who is the chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority.[1][2]
Biography
Rabie was born in 1955.[3] He studied at the Egyptian Naval Academy and graduated in 1977.[3]
His former positions include Commander of the Minesweeper Group, Chief of Staff of the Mine Action Brigade and Commander of the Marine Arts Pavilion at the Egyptian Naval Academy.[3]
In April 2005, he assumed command of the Egyptian Navy. He served as head of the Navy until December 2016 when he became vice president of the Suez Canal Authority.[3]
On August 17, 2019, he succeeded Mohab Mamish as Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority.[3][4] In 2021, following the grounding of the Ever Given Rabie announced that the Egyptian authorities would seek financial compensation due to the impact and delays caused by the ship grounding and ordered the seizure of the ship until an agreement was reached.[5][6] Following a later US$550 million settlement, Rabie had said the agreement was amicable but that the incident, resulting from human error, would not be allowed to happen again.[7]
In June 2022, he received a large diplomatic delegation of ambassadors from 30 different States.[8] In August 2022, he met with representatives of Maersk and the Port of Rotterdam and signed a bilateral agreement on areas of common interest.[9]
In August 2023, his tenure as chairman was extended.[10][11]
In February 2025, he said that the Red Sea crisis had not diminished the importance of the Suez Canal and that shipping numbers had improved from the worst point of the crisis.[12][13]
Honours
In 2020, he received the SEATRADE Outstanding Achievement Award.[14]
References
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- ^ "Board of Directors". SCA. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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- ^ "Osama Rabie appointed new chairperson of Suez Canal Authority". Dailynewsegypt. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Suez Canal Authority says Egypt will seek $1 billion in damages". Middle East Monitor. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Egypt seizes ship that blocked Suez Canal over $900m compensation claim". BBC News. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Meade, Richard (2021-07-08). "Ever Given was human error but it won't happen again, says Suez Canal chair". Lloyd's List. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ واللوجستيات, قطاع النقل البحري (2022-06-28). "LIEUTENANT GENERAL OSAMA RABIE RECEIVES A DELEGATION OF AMBASSADORS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION IMO". قطاع النقل البحري واللوجستيات. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Admiral Osama Rabie witnesses the signing of a bilateral agreement with A.P. Moller – Maersk during his foreign tour to the Netherlands and Denmark". Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Sisi extends tenure of Suez Canal Authority Chief for 1 year". EgyptToday. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "El-Sisi renews Osama Rabie's term as SCA's Chairman for year". ArabFinance. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Suez Canal chief says Red Sea crisis did not create sustainable route to replace canal". Reuters. 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Mandra, Jasmina Ovcina (2025-02-24). "Rabie: 47 ships shifted back to Suez since the beginning of February ‣ WorldCargo News". WorldCargo News ‣ Leading site for cargo handling industry. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "SCA Osama Rabie". News Site. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-26.