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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi did the cabinet shuffle, naming 10 new ministers. Banking veteran Amr el-Garhy was appointed finance minister and Dalia Khorshid investment minister, a presidency statement said. Four new deputy ministers were also named ― a deputy planning minister and three deputy finance ministers for treasury affairs, tax policy and fiscal policy.
Garhy joins the finance ministry after serving in leadership positions at various financial institutions, he replaces Hany Dimian. Khorshid takes on the post of investment minister after serving as VP of Citibank for eight years.
Mohamed Hossam Abdelrehim, who served as Egypt’s top judge in 2014-15, was appointed justice minister. He replaces Ahmed al-Zend who was fired after making comments that seemed blasphemous against Islam.
Other appointments were ministers for antiquities, the public sector, labor, irrigation, civil aviation, transport, and tourism.
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