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MOVES-<\/b> Former Transport Minister Hisham Arafat <\/b>has been tapped as the chairman of Amer Group<\/b>, the local press reported<\/a>. Arafat, who handed over his resignation to cabinet in February<\/a> in the aftermath of the Ramsis train crash, will lead the real estate development group after founder Mansour Amer stepped down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOVES- Former Transport Minister Hisham Arafat has been tapped as the chairman of Amer Group, the local press reported. 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