US EditionEgypt Approves Cabinet Reshuffle, State Media Say
The reshuffle merges defence with military production, replaces the defence minister, and focuses on economic reforms amid $161 billion public debt and IMF loan conditions.
- On Wednesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in new ministers, following parliament's approval of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's cabinet the day before.
- Facing IMF deadlines, Sisi directed economic ministries to reduce public debt as the country seeks to exit years of crisis.
- At the swearing-in, Sisi named General Ashraf Salem Zaher defence minister, merged defence and military production, appointed Ahmed Rostom planning minister, Mahmoud Helmy al-Sherif justice minister, Diaa Rashwan state minister for information, and Gohar Nabil youth and sport minister.
- Fiscal strain and an IMF loan frame the reshuffle's policy aims, with Egypt's public debt at $161 billion and a state privatisation plan to increase private sector participation.
- The reshuffle positions the government to pursue IMF-linked reforms, with the cabinet aiming to increase private sector participation as the International Monetary Fund program nearing its end this year prompts changes in the military's economic interests and state ownership policy.
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Egypt's Sisi names new defence minister in limited reshuffle
General Ashraf Salem Zaher, the former head of the Egyptian Military Academy -succeeds General Abdelmeguid Saqr, and will lead a merged ministry for defence and military production - the latter previously its own entity governing Egypt's sizable military economy
Who Are Egypt’s New Ministers?
Egypt’s House of Representatives today approved a major cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, in a session led by Parliament Speaker Hisham Badawi. The motion passed with a majority of members present, clearing the way for new ministerial appointments and leadership changes across several key ministries. The following are the new key appointments ratified by Parliament: Hussein Mohamed Ahmed Issa – Deputy Prime Minister …
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