Egypt's new cabinet unveils
CAIRO. July 18. KAZINFORM Egypt's reshuffled government is unveiling on Sunday as some 15 ministers were appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in efforts to calm down protestors; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
Sharaf has submitted the new list of ministers to the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for approval. They will be sworn in before the council's head Hussein Tantawi on Monday.
Mohamed Kamel Amr was appointed late Sunday as the new foreign minister to replace Mohammed el-Orabi who spent less then one month in his post. Amr worked previously as an Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and then in the World Bank.
Hazem el-Beblawi, a 75-year-old renowned economist, was named finance minister and deputy prime minister for economic affairs. Beblawi has been an advisor to the Arab Monetary Fund based in Abu Dhabi since 2001.
Ali el-Selmi, a senior member of the Wafd Party, was on Saturday appointed deputy prime minister for democratic transition.
The new ministers of transport, antiquities, civil aviation, communications and IT, higher education, trade and industry, local development, agriculture and military production were also appointed.
The sweeping reshuffle is part of the latest actions aiming to meet the demands of protestors. Foreign Minister Mohamed el-Orabi, Trade and Industry Minister Samir el-Sayyad, Deputy Prime Minister Yehia el-Gamal and some other ministers had submitted their resignations ahead of the restructuring.
But the ministers of interior, justice, culture and information have so far not been included in the reshuffle.
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