BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) - Egyptian President 'Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi officially appointed a new Defense Minister on Thursday after sacking Sadki Sobhi earlier in the day, the AFP News Agency reported.
According to the AFP report, Sisi named the veteran commander of the Egyptian Republican guard, General Mohammad Zaki, as the new Minister of Defense.
General Zaki was sworn in as Minister of Defense on state television later in the day.
Late last week, al-Sisi tasked Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouli with drawing up a new government to replace that of outgoing prime minister Sharif Ismail.
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