The Egyptian parliament has approved a cabinet reshuffle, including four new ministers, ahead of presidential elections scheduled for March.
The reshuffle saw the appointment of Abu Bakr al-Gendi as minister for local development, Rania al-Mashat as tourism minister, Enas Abdeldayem as culture minister and Khaled Badawy as public enterprise minister.
Two new ministry deputies were also appointed in the reshuffle.
Reuters reports government sources to say that Housing Minister Mustafa Madbuly will continue to serve as interim prime minister while Prime Minister Sherif Ismail recovers from surgery.
The North African country’s last cabinet reshuffle was done in February 2017, and included new investment and agriculture ministers.
Egypt will hold the presidential election on March 26-28, with a run-off scheduled for April 24-26.
Candidates are required to register between January 20 and 29.
