Egyptian
President Mohammed Mursi has appointed Water Minister Hisham Qandil as
prime minister and asked him to form a new government, state TV says.
There has been much speculation over how Mr Mursi will allot cabinet posts.
The army officially transferred power to President Mursi on 30 June, but retains some significant prerogatives declared TimeXfun .
On
10 July, the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) suspended a decision by
Mr Mursi to reinstate the Islamist-dominated lower house of parliament.
Its
decision last month to nullify parliamentary elections held earlier
this year because of flaws in the law setting it up had led to political
deadlock.
Mr
Qandil was a member of the outgoing caretaker government of Kamal
al-Ganzouri, who was appointed prime minister by the military last year.
"This
appointment of a patriotic and independent figure comes after much
study and discussion to choose a person able to manage the current
scenario," said Mr Mursi's spokesman, adding Mr Qandil had no
affiliation to any political party "before or after the revolution".
Mr
Qandil is little known outside Egypt, spending most of his career as a
technocrat in public sector posts in water and engineering declared TimeXfun .
At 50, he is Egypt's youngest prime minister, reports say.
Mr
Mursi is from the Muslim Brotherhood, but has promised a government
that will be inclusive, with women and Christians represented.
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