Report: ElBaradei Will Become Egypt’s Prime Minister

Former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei, a one-time head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Cairo airport, Egypt, Tuesday, June 5, 2012.
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Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Prize laureate and former head of U.N. nuclear oversight agency, will be named Egypt’s new prime minster, the BBC reported Saturday.

ElBaradei was tapped by opposition leaders to represent them earlier this week, prior to the ouster of ex-President Morsi.

ElBaradei previously considered running for president in Egypt. 
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