Ahmed Nazif has received Egypt's First Degree Medal of Sciences and Art. Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif (, ; born 8 July 1952) served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Nazif was Acting President of Egypt from 5 March to 15 April 2010, when President Mubarak delegated his authorities to Nazif while undergoing surgery in Germany. Nazif was born in Cairo. President Hosni Mubarak invited him to form the new government on
2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations represented by Berisha in Albania. The diplomatic community called for the opposition to cancel their peaceful protest in order to preserve the status quo and avoid any possibility of violent clashes. 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations The 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations (also known as 21 January events) were series of anti-government protests in cities around Albania following 18 months of political conflict over alleged electoral fraud by the opposition. A video surfaced which portrayed the vice-prime minister arranging a corrupt deal with the minister of economy. The public outcry over the video resulted in the resignation of the deputy prime minister.