Fouad was appointed as Egypt’s Minister of Environment in 2018 to lead a transformational change by creating a more business-oriented enabling environment. Fouad led the presidential initiative “Live Green” between 2020-2023. In September 2024, Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, USAID, and UNDP partnered to launch the Egyptian Red Sea Initiative aiming to protect 99,899 hectares of coral reefs.