 The current ambassador, Helmy Fauzy, was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 25 February 2016.Diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Egypt were established on 10 June 1947 after the signing of the "Treaty of Friendship" between the two countries by Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Agus Salim of Indonesia and Prime Minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha of Egypt.Two months later Indonesia opened a diplomatic mission in Cairo with H. M. Rasyidi as Chargé d'affaires.