VOL. XXXIV

NO. 34

27-MAY-1991

Egypt

Banbi Replaces Kandil as Oil Minister

Eng. Abd El-Hady Kandil, Egypt's Oil Minister since mid- 1984, was relievedof his post on 20 May, only hours after a cabinet reshuffle in which he appearedto have retained his portfolio. No reason was given for this sudden change. Theperson named to succeed him as Oil Minister is Dr. Hamdi `Ali al-Banbi, theChairman of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) since November1988.

Dr. Banbi, born in 1935, graduated...