Hazem Al Beblawi
On 14 July 2013, he announced that he accepted a proposal to become minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Egypt led by Hazem Al Beblawi. He accepted the post after Mohamed Kamel Amr had declared his intention not to continue in the post. On 16 July Fahmy was sworn in as foreign minister. Fahmy suspended his membership at the Constitution Party when he began to serve as foreign minister.