Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, has appointed a successor to Antiquities Chief, Zahi Hawass. Mohamed Abdel Fattah, head of the Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will become the council's Secretary General.
See - http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/egypts-names-antiquities-chief-to-replace-hawass/?scp=1&sq=hawass&st=cse