Ibrahim Mahleb, who was the Minister of Housing in the previous government, was appointed the new Prime Minister of Egypt. reported this on February 25 Agence France-Presse .

Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour instructed Mahleb to form a new government, since the previous one resigned in full force a day earlier. The prime minister promised to do this as soon as possible and then focus on the fight against terrorism, Reuters reports . Mahleb replaced Hazem al-Beblawi in his new position.

Ibrahim Mahleb was previously a member of the National Democratic Party, which was led by Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for almost 30 years. Under the same government, in 2010 the politician became a member of the upper house of the local parliament.

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