CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday to form a new government after the latter submitted his Cabinet’s resignation.
The president asked Madbouly to form a new administration comprising highly qualified and experienced individuals with a view to achieving multiple objectives.
Priorities include maintaining Egypt’s national security, citizen development in health and education, and strengthening political engagement.
Other important focus areas are improving security, stability, and counterterrorism efforts, along with promoting cultural awareness and national identity, and encouraging moderate religious dialogue to strengthen citizenship and societal harmony.
El-Sisi’s directives for the new government include continuing economic reforms and increasing local and foreign investments.
Other initiatives include promoting private sector growth, controlling price increases and inflation, and monitoring markets as part of the state’s economic development.
El-Sisi has assigned the current government to continue in a caretaker role and perform its duties and tasks until a new government is formed.
El-Sisi wrote on the X platform: “I assigned Dr. Mostafa Madbouly to form a new government that includes the necessary expertise and competencies to manage the next phase to achieve the desired development in government performance and confront the challenges facing the state.”
Madbouly, who has been prime minister since June 2018, thanked the president and pledged to make every effort to serve the country and its people.
Madbouly served as minister of housing, utilities, and urban communities from February 2014 until June 2018.
El-Sisi delegated him to serve as acting prime minister during the medical treatment of Sherif Ismail in Germany from November 2017 to January 2018.
