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| Magdi Abdel Ghaffar |
The Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday replaced eight ministers
in his cabinet and declared the formation of two new ministries.The changes signaled the end of the tenure of the controversial minister of the Interior, general Mohammed Ibrahim. Ibrahim, who served as interior minister since January 2013, and who has been
widely lambasted for the brutal security crackdown on
political dissidents after former President Mohamed Morsi's ouster in
July 2013. His time in office also saw a dramatic rise in fatal attacks
on police personnel, including an attempt on his life in September
2013.
The president's office announced that Ibrahim will now serve as security
affairs adviser to the prime minister. Major General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, who headed up the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2011, took over his post. He was sworn in on Thursday by president
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
