Moushira Khattab has been named the new president of the National Council for Human Rights, (watch, runtime: 4:08). Khattab has previously held top government and diplomatic posts including serving as minister for family and population, assistant minister of foreign affairs, and as ambassador to Czechoslovakia, among other posts.

SAP has appointed Mohammed Samy (LinkedIn) as its new managing director in Egypt, according to Intelligent CIO. Samy will be succeeding Hoda Mansour (LinkedIn) who has been in the position for almost four years. Samy has been in SAP for almost eight years, and has headed up the company’s energy and utilities, and telecom units in the UAE.