Egypt names Ibrahim Mahlab as new prime minister
Former housing minister and Mubarak party member pledges to 'crush terrorism' and crack down on rise in violence
Ibrahim Mahla, at a
press conference in Cairo, said he hoped to form a government within the
next three or four days. Photograph: EPA
Ibrahim Mahlab spoke after his appointment by Adly Mansour – the army-appointed president who has been in office since Morsi's removal in July – and said he hoped to form his government within three or four days.
"We will work together to restore security and safety to Egypt and crush terrorism in all corners of the country," he said. "Security and stability in the entire country and crushing terrorism will pave the way for investment."
Mahlab, who was housing minister in the previous administration, will head Egypt's sixth government since the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocratic Mubarak, beginning yet another chapter in the chaotic post-Mubarak era.
Mahlab once belonged to Mubarak's National Democratic party, and is the former CEO of Arab Contractors, one of the region's largest construction firms.
He is expected to lead an interim government at least until the election of a new president – likely to be army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – and perhaps even until the installation of a new parliament.
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