Bahaa El-Din Offered Egypt's Prime Minister Post

Ziad Bahaa of Social Democratic Party of Egypt has been reportedly offered the position of Prime Minister of the interim governing council being established by the military., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.

Bahaa El-Din offered Egypt's PM job, ElBaradei set to be appointed VP

Ahram Online , Sunday 7 Jul 2013

Ziad Bahaa El-Din, an Egyptian lawyer and founding member of the Social Democratic Party, is offered the Prime Minister post

Ziad Bahaa El-Din, founding member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, has been offered to become Egypt's new Prime Minister, sources told Ahram Online on Sunday.

When contacted by Ahram Online, El-Din, who was also the head of Egypt's General Authority for Investment, said "a decision is neither final nor official".

Liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei, who was a vocal critic of the Muslim Brotherhood rule, is set to be appointed as vice-president, Ahram Online has learned.

ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was tipped to become the new prime minister but his candidacy was dropped after Salafist Nour party voiced objection.

Egypt's presidency has yet to officially confirm the appointment of ElBaradei and Bahaa El-Din.

Nour deputy head Bassam El-Zarka said the party would welcome the appointment of El-Din as a prime minister. "He is one of the liberal figures that we greatly respect," he said in a phone interview with Egyptian satellite channel Al-Hayat.

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