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Egypt's president swear in 11 new governors

Early in February, Sisi made a shake-up and replaced 17 new governors for provinces.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks on during the signing ceremony for a deal to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant between Egypt and Russia at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday swore in 11 new governors.

Alaa Youssef, the Presidential Spokesman, said the new reshuffle included the governorates of Alexandria, Suez, Gharbiya, Karf al-Sheikh, Aswan, Port Said, Sharqiya, Giza, Minya, Qalyobiya and Bani Swief.

The spokesman added that five new Deputy Ministers of Higher Education, Health, Population, Communication and Information Technology, and Education were also sworn in on Saturday.

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