President Sisi approves ‘Egypt is with You' initiative for children of martyrs, victims of Armed Forces
CAIRO – 15 June 2025: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Martyrs and Victims Honoring Fund, Major General El-Sayed El-Ghaly, and the fund's Executive Director, Major General Ahmed Al-Ashaal. The fund honors the martyrs, the victims, the missing and the injured of military and security operations and terror attacks and their families.
The president was briefed on the progress of the fund's activities and the services extended to beneficiaries, including the families of martyrs, victims, and those injured in military, terrorist, and security operations, in coordination with relevant state entities, said Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, in a statement.
President El-Sisi was also updated on the fund's upcoming initiatives. The president emphasized the need to further improve the services offered by the fund, develop its resources, and enhance its management mechanisms to strengthen its ability to respond to the needs of its beneficiaries.
The president approved the launch of the "Egypt is with You" initiative for the children of the martyrs and victims of the Armed Forces, Police, and civilians. This initiative focuses on investing the allocated funds to ensure the highest return for these minor children when they reach legal age, and is implemented in coordination with the Central Bank, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, and Misr Insurance Company.
President El-Sisi also approved the inclusion of martyrs and injured officers and other ranks from the Armed Forces in special operations, as well as civilian martyrs in previous wars, under the umbrella of the fund. The president stressed that Egypt will never forget the sacrifices of its loyal sons.
Furthermore, the president directed the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to take the necessary measures to determine exemption and discount rates for various scholarships from public, private, and national universities, as well as private higher institutes, for the fund's beneficiaries.
El-Sisi affirmed that the Egyptian people hold deep respect and appreciation for all their sons, the martyrs and the injured, who paid a heavy price for the Egyptian people to live in security and prosperity.
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