The “power” ministries – interior and defense – were kept under the control of figures associated with the former regime. Field Marshal (and SCAF leader) Hussein Tantawy retained his post as Defense Minister, and General Ahmed Gamal al-Din was appointed to head the interior ministry, whose brutal behavior sparked the revolution.
内政和国防部等“实权”部委仍由与前政权相关的人士掌控。侯赛因·坦塔维元帅（兼武装部队最高委员会领袖）仍留任国防部长，而曾因暴行引发这场革命的阿尔丁将军则受命统帅内政部。