Egypt: Kamal Ganzouri appointed as PM

Egyptian former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri accepted a request from the ruling generals to form a new government on Thursday.Ganzouri confirmed he had agreed in principle to lead a national salvation government after meeting with the head of the ruling army council, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Al Ahram cited sources close to Ganzouri as saying.Ganzouri headed a cabinet from 1996 to 1999 that introduced some economic liberalisation measures.Many Egyptians viewed him as an official who was not tainted by corruption, but his record serving under Mubarak could stir opposition from those demanding a clean break with the past.State television said the military council had met Ganzouri earlier in the day.The army said it hoped to form a new government before a parliamentary election begins on Monday.