(Reuters) Marwa Awad - Egyptian Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, 76, who served as defense minister for two decades under Hosni Mubarak, will keep his post after Egypt's first Islamist president takes over, Maj.-Gen. Mohamed Assar, a member of the military council, said Wednesday. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has named a new National Defense Council to run defense and foreign policies. Although Muslim Brotherhood President-elect Mohamed Mursi and his future prime minister will serve on the council, they will be outnumbered by the generals in a body whose decisions will be taken by majority vote.
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