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Morsi spokesman reveals names of presidential assistants, advisers Spokesman reveals names of presidential team – including four assistants and four advisers – tasked with aiding Egypt's first freely-elected head of state
Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali on Monday revealed the names of President Mohamed Morsi's presidential team, including four presidential assistants and 17 presidential advisors. According to the spokesman, the team will include six members of the Muslim Brotherhood (the group from which Morsi hails) – including two from the Brotherhood's Guidance Bureau – along with two members of the Salafist Nour Party andan Islamist-leaning former presidential candidate. The four presidential assistants, who will be given offices in the Presidential Palace, are: 1. Samir Marcus Abdel-Meseih, responsible for the democratic transition file 2. Pakinam El-Sharkawi, responsible for political issues 3. Emad Abdel-Ghafour, responsible for 'social communication' 4. Essam Ahmed El-Hadad, responsible for foreign relations and international cooperation Members of the president's advisory team, who will hold regular meetings with Morsi, will include: 1. Ahmed Omran 2. Omaima El-Salamoni 3. Ayman Ahmed Ali 4. Ayman Ayman El-Sayad 5. Bassem Hassaneen El-Rezqa 6. Hussein Mohamed El-Qazaz 7. Khaled Alam El-Din 8. Rafiq Samuel Habib 9. Sekina Fouad 10. Seif El-Din Abdel-Fattah 11. Essam El-Erian 12. Emmas Hussein Abdullah 13. Amr El-Leithi 14. Farouq Goueida 15. Mohamed Selim El-Awa 16. Mohamed Esmat Seif El-Dawla 17. Mohei Hamed Mohamed Additional names are expected to be revealed in coming days. A more detailed report on Morsi's new presidential team will follow shortly