On Monday 17th November 2008, Dr. Ahmed Nazif - Prime Minister and Mr. Safwat ElSherif - Chairman of the Shura Council while touring the Main Hall in the Shura Council after the first stage inauguration on Monday 10th November. In the presence of Eng. Ahmed El Maghrabi – Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Development, Dr. Mofeed Shehab, the Minister of Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils, Dr. Samy Saad Zaghloul - Secretary General in the Cabinet of Ministers, Eng. Ibrahim Mahlab, President and CEO of the Arab Contractors Company and Dr. Aly Abdul Rahman, the Project Consultant.