On Sunday March, 3, 2022, President Abd El- Fattah El-Sisi signed Law No. 12 of 2022 on the establishment and organization of the Egyptian Health Council.

 The Egyptian Health Council replaced the Higher Committee for Medical Specialties established by Prime Minister Decree No. 3 of 1998, as well as the Egyptian Authority for Compulsory Training for Doctors, established by Prime Minister Decree No. 210 of 2016. The law was published in the Official Gazette.