Zahi Hawass has been given the position of Deputy Culture Minister. This is probably the least surprising news of the week, following the interview in which Hawass announced that when his tenure came to an end next year as Secretary General of the SCA he would step down.
It will be interesting to see who is appointed to the SCA position. I would imagine that with Hawass in the ministry, presumably overseeing archaeological matters, the role of any successor will be less prominent than it has been in recent years, particularly if the appointment is filled from within the SCA as Hawass has said he would like.
The story is covered at:It will be interesting to see who is appointed to the SCA position. I would imagine that with Hawass in the ministry, presumably overseeing archaeological matters, the role of any successor will be less prominent than it has been in recent years, particularly if the appointment is filled from within the SCA as Hawass has said he would like.
The Egypt State Information Service (a very brief statement)
drhawass.com by Zahi Hawass
4 comments:
He will remain SCA chief, with deputy minister rank to escape retirement... Typical loophole
solution of a dictatorial regime..
I see a parallell here with Putin and Medvedev!
This is why God allowed Death to enter this World,
so that tyrants would not sit on their thrones forever.
this is typical hawass...
horny with the media
grt fred
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