This document is an English-language (Approximately 1,500 words) of an Egyptian decree organizing the Ministry of Education. It spells out the duties of the Minister of Education and the bureaucratic hierarchy reporting to him, with a delineation of their respective responsibilities. The major administrative divisions are devoted to elementary education, teacher training, secondary education, foreign relations, examinations, finances, and administration. The decree further provides that reports on the activities of the various subordinate sections should be submitted to the undersecretary concerned. A directorate of organization will determine which department is responsible for which educational sphere. (Author/GDB)