Mohamed Abou Zeid Explained

Office:	Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
Primeminister:	Hisham Qandil
Predecessor:	Gouda Abdel Khaleq
Term Start:	2 August 2012
Term End:	5 January 2013
Party:	Independent
Nationality:	Egyptian

Mohamed Abou Zeid is an Egyptian public sector technocrat and former minister of supply and internal trade in the Qandil cabinet who was in office from August 2012 to January 2013.

Career

Zeid was vice president of Egypt's Food Industries Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise.^{[1] [2]} He was appointed minister of supply for internal trade on 2 August 2012, replacing Gouda Abdel Khaleq in the post.^[3] However, his term ended on 5 January 2013 when a cabinet reshuffle took place.^[4] Zeid was replaced by Bassem Ouda as minister.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egypt's Newly Appointed Cabinet Ministers. American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. 17 December 2012.
2. News: Enein. Ahmed Aboul. A closer look at Qandil's cabinet. 17 December 2012. Daily News. 1 August 2012.
3. News: El Din. Gamal Essam. Technocrats outnumber Islamists in Egypt's new Qandil government. 17 December 2012. Al-Ahram. 2 August 2012.
4. News: Egypt's cabinet reshuffle to see new interior, finance ministers. 6 January 2013. Al-Ahram. 5 January 2013.