Cairo, Rabi'I 3, 1437, Dec 14, 2015, SPA -- Egypt was elected as President of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Social Affairs Ministers Council for a two-year term from 2015 - 2017. In a statement on the sidelines of the 35th session of the Arab Social Affairs Ministers Council, hosted by Egypt in Sharm Al-Sheikh, Ghada Wali, Egypt's Social Solidarity Minister, said that, upon a proposal of Qatar, Egypt was selected unanimously as President of the Council's Executive Bureau and The Sudan as Vice President. In addition to Egypt and The Sudan, the office includes Somalia, Iraq, Oman, Palestine and Qatar. --SPA 21:01 LOCAL TIME 18:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w