Mohamed Abdel Kader Salem, head of Information Technology Institute, was sworn in as minister of communications and information technology on Thursday.
Hazem Abdel Azim, former candidate for the post of communications minister, said on Wednesday evening that he received a call from a cabinet official saying he was excluded from the new cabinet due to security reasons.
On Tuesday, several local newspapers reported that Abdel Azim heads the board of an Israeli telecommunications company in which he holds a 5 percent share, a claim which was attributed to anonymous sources. Abdel Azim has denied the reports, saying he was subjected to a smear campaign.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
