After July 14, 1958’s revolution, the Ministry of Construction was cancelled and replaced by the Ministry of Industry, following Law number 74 issued in 1959, authorizing the new ministry to take the responsibility of the national industrialization process, overseeing private and public industrial issues. The organizational structure of new ministry included a number of directorates that were transferred from the cancelled Ministry of Construction and a number of other ministries
With the issuance of the Nationalization order, 1964, and the establishment of the Economic Institution, and the State Institute of Industry, and after connecting the latter administratively to the Ministry of Industry (Law number 166 issued in 1965), and the extension of responsibilities, the law of Ministry of Industry’s State Owned Institutions was issued (Law number 90 issued 1970). This law cancelled the State Institute of Industry and established a number of State institutes inside the ministry.
The name of the ministry was changed to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals bythe formerRevolutionary Council order number 1320 issued in December 8, 1974.
Following the former Revolutionary Council order number 837 issued in June 28, 1982, the Ministry of Light Industries was established, followed by order number 855 issued in June 30, 1982 that included the administrative structure of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals and the Ministry of Light Industries.
The former Revolutionary Council issued law number 117 issued in February 23, 1987, by which all State institutes that belonged to the two ministries were canceled and their authorities and obligations were transferred to the beneficiary institutes.
Order number 118 issued in February 23, 1987 froze all former laws and regulations regarding the responsibilities of the two ministries, and gave extensive authority to the two Ministers and the Director Generals. This order was cancelled by the issuance of Order number 149 issued in October 12 1997.
Order number 122 issued in March 3, 1987 changed the name of the Ministry of Light Industries and the Ministry of Industry and Minerals to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Heavy Industries, respectively.
Following Order number 222 issued in March 6, 1988, amended by Order number 479 issued in July 25, 1988, the two ministries were joined together under the name of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The Organizational structure was established.
Before the two ministries were joined, the Ministry of Light Industries announced the sale of a number of its factories to the Private sector. This process continued even after the two ministries were joined and until 1990. 82 factories were sold.
Following Order number 643 issued in July 13, 1988, the Military Industries Comission joined the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The ministry name thus became, “ Ministry of Industry and Military Industries”. Then this order was cancelled by Order number 204 issued in June 24, 1991. The Ministry name became, once again, “The Ministry of Industry and Minerals”.
Commission of Electricity was established by Order number 95 issued in June 21, 1999, and it was administratively connected to the Cabinet of Ministers. Authority of all State Owned Enterprises that dealt with the Production and Distribution of Electric power was transferred accordingly from the Ministry of Industry and Minerals to the new Commission.
