The newly appointed head of General Intelligence Mohamed Raafat Shehata has taken his oath of office in the presence of President Mohamed Morsi late Wednesday evening at the presidential palace. Shehata was appointed by President Morsi earlier the same day.
Shehata was first secretary of General Intelligence before taking the role of acting head in August 2012, when Morsi retired Mourad Mufawi in the wake of the 5 August bloody attacks on the Egypt-Israel border that left at least 16 Egyptian soldiers dead.
Mufawi, once regarded as one of the most powerful figures in Egypt, was forced into retirement 8 August.
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