Prime Minister Hisham Kandil continues meeting with candidates on Wednesday to form the new government expected to be announced on Thursday.

Below is a list of candidates who Kandil met with and thus are likely to be part of the new government:

Defense Minister: Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Al-Ahram)

Interior Minister: Ahmed Gamal al-Din (State Television)

Foreign Minister: Mohamed Kamel Amr (Reuters)

Finance Minister: Mumtaz al-Saeed (Reuters)

Investment Minister: Osama Saleh (Reuters)

Oil Minister: Osama Kamal (Reuters)

Religious Affairs Minister: Osama al-Abd (Al-Watan)

Electricity Minister: Mahmoud Balbaa (Al-Ahram)

Education Minister: Mostafa Mosaad (Al-Ahram)

Scientific Research: Nadia Zokhary (State Television)

Insurance and Social Affairs Minister: Nagwa Khalil (State Television)

Communication Minister: Hany Mahmoud (Al-Ahram)

Irrigation Minister: Mohamed Bahaa al-Din (Al-Ahram)

Tourism Minister: Hisham Zaazou (State Television)

Local Development Minister: Ahmed Zaky Abdeen (State Television)

Environment Minister: Khaled Abdel Aziz (Al-Watan)

Housing Minister: Tarek Wafik (Al-Ahram)

Transportation Minister: Mohamed Rashad al-Mateeny (Al-Ahram)

Parliamentary Affairs Minister: Mohamed Mahsoub (Al-Ahram)

Supply and Domestic Trade Minister: Abu Zeid Mohamed Abu Zeid (Al-Ahram)