Putin appoints Lukmanov as Russia's envoy to Egypt and Arab League
Arтур Lukmanov was appointed as Russia's Ambassador to Egypt and its Permanent Representative to the Arab League in Cairo by President Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2026. He succeeds Georgy Borisenko, who was previously in the role.
Consensus
- Arтур Lukmanov was appointed by Vladimir Putin as the Russian Ambassador to Egypt.
- Lukmanov was also appointed as Russia's Permanent Representative to the Arab League in Cairo.
- The appointments were made by presidential decrees issued on August 15, 2025.
- The decrees were published on the official legal acts portal.
- Lukmanov previously served as a special representative of the President of Russia on international cooperation in information security.
- Georgy Borisenko was the previous Russian Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, and was replaced by Lukmanov.
Points of divergence
- Lukmanov held the position of head of the Department of International Information Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia since 2023. — kommersant
- Artem Kozhin was appointed as Russia's Ambassador to Qatar, and Kirill Sokolov-Shcherbakov to the Seychelles Islands. — vm
- Putin also signed an order appointing new prosecutors in Dagestan, Bashkortostan, Saratov, and Voronezh regions. — vm
- Lukmanov was appointed as a special representative of the President of the Russian Federation on international cooperation in the field of information security in 2023. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- #NewAppointments — МИД России
- By Artur Lukmanov, Russia's new ambassador to Egypt and representative at the LAG — Коммерсантъ
- Vladimir Putin appointed Artur Lukmanov as Russia's ambassador to Egypt — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin appointed a new Russian ambassador to Egypt — Вести
- Artur Lukmanov appointed as new Russian ambassador to Egypt — Интерфакс
- Putin appointed Artur Lukmanov as ambassador to Egypt and full representative to the Arab League in Cairo. — ТАСС (Telegram)
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