Egypt's PM chooses his senior ministers
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July 15, 2013, Monday
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EGYPT'S interim prime minister yesterday named senior ministers to his Cabinet to lead the country under an army-backed "road map" to restore civil rule, with peace having returned to the streets after the removal of President Mohammed Morsi.
Hazem el-Beblawi, a 76-year-old liberal economist appointed interim prime minister last week, is tapping technocrats and liberals for a government to run the country under a temporary constitution until parliamentary elections in about six months.
He named another liberal economist, Ahmed Galal, who has a PhD from Boston University, to the post of finance minister, tasked with repairing unravelling state finances and lifting an economy wrecked by two and a half years of political turmoil.
Former ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy accepted the post of foreign minister, a sign of the importance the government places in its relationship with the superpower that provides US$1.3 billion a year in military aid.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a former senior UN diplomat, was sworn in as vice president, a job he was offered last week.
Yesterday marked a week without street violence after clashes between the army, Morsi supporters and opponents killed more than 90 people in the days after his overthrow. Morsi is being held at an undisclosed location.
Hazem el-Beblawi, a 76-year-old liberal economist appointed interim prime minister last week, is tapping technocrats and liberals for a government to run the country under a temporary constitution until parliamentary elections in about six months.
He named another liberal economist, Ahmed Galal, who has a PhD from Boston University, to the post of finance minister, tasked with repairing unravelling state finances and lifting an economy wrecked by two and a half years of political turmoil.
Former ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy accepted the post of foreign minister, a sign of the importance the government places in its relationship with the superpower that provides US$1.3 billion a year in military aid.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a former senior UN diplomat, was sworn in as vice president, a job he was offered last week.
Yesterday marked a week without street violence after clashes between the army, Morsi supporters and opponents killed more than 90 people in the days after his overthrow. Morsi is being held at an undisclosed location.
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