Suez Canal Authority

Suez Canal Authority
AbbreviationSCA
PredecessorSuez Canal Company
FormationJuly 26, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-07-26)
TypeGovernmental agency
PurposeManaging the Suez Canal
HeadquartersIsmailia
Coordinates30°35′18″N 32°16′57″E / 30.58833°N 32.28250°E / 30.58833; 32.28250 (Suez Canal Authority headquarters, Ismaïlia)
Chair
Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie[1]
Websitewww.suezcanal.gov.eg Edit this at Wikidata
House flag of Suez Canal Authority

Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is an Egyptian state-owned authority which owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal. It was set up by the Egyptian government to replace the Suez Canal Company in the 1950s which resulted in the Suez Crisis. After the United Nations intervened, the three invading countries (France, Israel, and the United Kingdom) were forced to withdraw.

  1. ^ "SCA - Board of Directors". suezcanal.gov.eg. Retrieved 2021-03-26.