Egypt's President reshuffles cabinet, appoints 10 new ministers

Ben Bassey 14:10 - 23 March 2016

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a speech at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Other appointments were ministers for justice, antiquities, the public sector, labour, irrigation, civil aviation, transport, and tourism.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, appointing 10 new ministers including ones for the key finance and investment portfolios, Egyptian state TV reported.

Banking veteran Amr el-Garhy was appointed finance minister and Dalia Khorshid, formerly of Orascom Construction Industries, as investment minister.