Sherif Ismail

Ques: Sharif Ismail recently appointed as Prime Minister of which of the following country-

(a) Pakistan
(b) Indonesia
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Egypt

Ans: d

Related facts:

• September 19, 2015, the former Petroleum Minister Ismail Sharif sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Egypt.
• Prime Minister Sherif Ismail took oath before President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
• It is important to know that the former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and his cabinet had resigned for the charges against corruption.
• The newly appointed Prime Minister Sharif, an engineer by profession, was appointed Chairman of the state-run Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE)’.

Reference:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/141862/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-Sherif-Ismail-cabinet-with–new-faces-sworn.aspx

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/09/19/sherif-ismails-cabinet-takes-oath/

http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/09/12/sherif-ismail-appointed-egypts-new-prime-minister-after-cabinet-resignation/