VOL. XXXVII

NO. 3

18-OCTOBER-1993

Egypt

Banbi RetainsOil Portfolio In New Cabinet

Dr. Hamdi al-Banbihas retained the oil portfolio in the new cabinet formed by Prime Minister 'AtifSidqi on 14 October at the start of President Husni Mubarak's third six- yearterm in office. Dr. Sidqi, 62, resigned on 13 October but was immediatelyreappointed by President Mubarak. He has kept his post since 1986, making himthe longest serving prime minister in Egypt's recent history. He named a33-member cabinet in...