VOL. XXXI

NO. 2

19-OCTOBER-1987

EGYPT

Kandil Retains Oil Portfolio in Cabinet Reshuffle

Mr. Abd El-Hady Kandil has retained his portfolio as Oil Minister in acabinet reshuffle marking the start on 12 October of Egyptian President HusniMubarak's second six-year term of office. Mr. Kandil has held this positionsince July 1984 through a number of cabinet changes and reshuffles. OutgoingPrime Minister 'Atif Sidqi has formed the new government which was sworn in on13 October. Most ministers retained...