Ibrahim Mahlab

Ibrahim Roshdy Mahlab (Arabic: إبراهيم رشدى محلب‎ pronounced [ebɾɑˈhiːm ˈɾoʃdi ˈmæħlæb]; born 8 May[citation needed] 1949) is an Egyptian engineer and politician who was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1 March 2014[1] until 19 September 2015.

[4] Mahlab was an appointed member of the short-lived 2010 Shura Council (Parliament Upper House) by president Hosni Mubarak, as well as a member of the Policies Committee of Mubarak's National Democratic Party prior to the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

[7] He said that his administration would "work together to restore security and safety to Egypt and crush terrorism in all corners of the country."

[1] While as Prime Minister he worked with high up officials of the Egyptian Coptic Church, including Pop Tawadros II.

[9][10] He was reappointed on 17 June 2014[11] and resigned on 12 September 2015, though the cabinet remained in their posts[12] until a new government was formed.

Mahlab meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, D.C., 4 August 2014