Ahmed El-Leithy
Ahmed El-Leithy (born 1945) was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt in Nazif's first Cabinet in 2004.
Biography[edit]
He replaced Yousef Wali in Nazif's new cabinet which was formed on July 9, 2004.[1][2] He was chosen as governor of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in 2005.[3]
El-Leithy was replaced by businessman Amin Ahmed Mohamed Othman Abaza, a major player in the cotton industry, in Nazif's second Cabinet, which sworn in on Saturday, December 31, 2005. The replacement came among the appointment of a number of prominent business figures to set the wheels of economic reform in motion.
References[edit]
- ^ "Egypt's newly appointed Cabinet". Associated Press. 2004-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ El-Hitamy, Omar. "Something old, something new". Al-Ahram Weekly(Egypt). Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2006-01-10.
- ^ "El-Leithy chosen as IFAD governor". State Information Service (Egypt). 2005-02-17. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
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