Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign ministers in a government facing challenges including the Gaza war on its border, economic woes and persistent power cuts.
When the resignation of the previous cabinet was announced a month ago, Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and said his new government should focus on lowering inflation and regulating markets as well as boosting investment, Reuters reported.
Sworn in as the new finance minister was Ahmed Kouchouk, formerly deputy finance minister and facing perhaps the biggest challenge in managing a stumbling economy and a debt burden that has soared in recent years.
At the foreign ministry, Egypt’s ambassador to the European Union, Badr Abdelatty, replaces Sameh Shoukry, a veteran who has steered Egypt’s diplomatic efforts to contain the impact of the war in Gaza.
Karim Badawi was appointed as petroleum minister, Mahmoud Esmat as electricity minister and General Abdel Majeed Saqr as defence minister.
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