Pastor Samir Berbawy has been elected as the new President of the Egypt Field of Seventh-Day Adventists. He succeeds Dr. Kjell Aune, who was called to be President of the Adventist Church Middle East Union in last November . Samir Berbawy is Egyptian by birth, and spent childhood years there and in Lebanon, before his family emigrated to the US. Samir was a teacher and school administrator for over 26 years in the Middle East and the U.S.A. He worked as local church elder and church educator, and has served in a wide variety of denominational and civic committees and roles.

Since his arrival in Egypt in 2004, Samir Berbawy has been a member of the Egypt Field Executive Committee, a departmental leader and active in the leadership of both the Egypt Field educational institutions. Samir comes to the job of Field President with a solid knowledge of the issues, employees and members of the Egypt Field.

"I am confident that Samir Berbawy comes to the task with integrity, sound ideas, broad and solid experience, and a solid spiritual base,” remarks Dr Aune, former President of the Egypt Field. He continues, "I wish Samir and Tanya Berbawy God’s blessings in their service in the thrilling country of Egypt."

According to Dr. Aune, the primary needs of the Church's Egypt Field include ensuring a consistent, personal and warm leadership style, implementing sound administrative routines, a spiritual awakening, activating the membership, a continuing education of the pastors, and strengthening the church-owned schools. Samir Berbawy will be ordained for his church leadership role on the 18th of February and is already in the process of taking over the leadership of Egypt Field.

The protestant mainstream Seventh-day Adventist Church in Egypt has 25 churches with a supporting membership of about 1.000 Adventist Christians.