Mohamed ElBaradei Named PM Of Egypt
Via Ahram:
A presidential source said on Saturday evening that Mohamed ElBaradei, the general coordinator of the National Salvation Front, has already been assigned the post of prime minister. “He accepted and will be shortly sworn in,” the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Ahram Online.
According to an official source, the choice of ElBaradei came after the military failed to convince Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez to accept the job. Farouk El-Oqda, Ramez’ predecessor, also declined the job.
A graduate of the faculty of law at Cairo University, ElBaradei joined the Foreign Service before he launched his international career.
Update:
Looks like after it was announced that ElBaradei was the nominee for PM, some of the folks in the new government coalition flipped their wigs and said “no way”. So, just a bit embarrassing that they are now walking this back.