Minister of Information Salah Abdel Maksoud appointed on Thursday Ismail al-Shishtawi, member of the managing board of trustees for the radio sector, as acting head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union.

Al-Shishtawi was appointed as Tharwat Mekki’s predecessor as the latter reached the legal age for retirement, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.

Al-Shishtawi will officially begin on October 20.

The minister of information will honor Mekki for his efforts in the union, a media source said.