Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly was appointed as acting prime minister on Thursday and tasked with forming a new cabinet. Egypt’s cabinet including Prime Minister Sherif Ismail resigned this week to pave the way for El-Sisi to appoint a new government following his re-election. CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi appointed Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly as acting prime minister on Thursday and tasked him with forming a new cabinet, the state-run Ahram Gate news website said. Egypt’s cabinet including Prime Minister Sherif Ismail resigned this week to pave the way for El-Sisi to appoint a new government following his re-election to a second term in office. Ministers will retain their portfolios in a caretaker government for now. Ismail has gone abroad to receive medical treatment, the website also reported, without elaborating.