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Some background information on Egypt's newest Prime Minister, who got employed by the army today:
Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf was born in 1952. He is an Egyptian political figure who has been Prime Minister of Egypt starting today; previously he was Minister of Transportation from 2004 to 2005.
After receiving his BSc in civil engineering from Cairo University in 1975, he went to Purdue University where he continued his studies, receiving his MSCE in 1980 and his Ph.D. in 1984.
He served as Minister of Transportation from July 2004 to December 2005, before resigning in protest. Following his resignation, he returned to academia, accepting a post at Cairo University, where he remained a vocal critic of the Mubarak regime, particularly with respect to its handling of Egypt's public transportation infrastructure.[4] He was asked by Egypt's governing military council to form a government on March 3, 2011, following the resignation of Ahmed Shafik.
Sharaf was present and active at the Tahrir Square protests, which endeared him to the leaders of the democracy movement and led them to suggest his name to the Military Council as a possible replacement for Shafik.
Sharaf is noted for being strongly against normalization of ties with Israel. He considers the resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to be a prerequisite to cooperation between the two nations, even in scientific matters.
Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf was born in 1952. He is an Egyptian political figure who has been Prime Minister of Egypt starting today; previously he was Minister of Transportation from 2004 to 2005.
After receiving his BSc in civil engineering from Cairo University in 1975, he went to Purdue University where he continued his studies, receiving his MSCE in 1980 and his Ph.D. in 1984.
He served as Minister of Transportation from July 2004 to December 2005, before resigning in protest. Following his resignation, he returned to academia, accepting a post at Cairo University, where he remained a vocal critic of the Mubarak regime, particularly with respect to its handling of Egypt's public transportation infrastructure.[4] He was asked by Egypt's governing military council to form a government on March 3, 2011, following the resignation of Ahmed Shafik.
Sharaf was present and active at the Tahrir Square protests, which endeared him to the leaders of the democracy movement and led them to suggest his name to the Military Council as a possible replacement for Shafik.
Sharaf is noted for being strongly against normalization of ties with Israel. He considers the resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to be a prerequisite to cooperation between the two nations, even in scientific matters.
