Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said on Monday that five ministers, including himself, have submitted their “justified” resignations to Prime Minster Hisham Kandil. 

Communication and Information Technology Minister Atef Helmy, Environmental Affairs Minister Khaled Fahmy, Utilities Minister Abdel Qawy Khalifa and Parliamentary and Legal Affairs Minister Hatem Bagato were the other ministers who submitted their resignations on Sunday, reported the state news agency. 

Zazou added that the PM will convene the resigned ministers shortly, but they are not considering retreating their decisions. 

Mass demonstrations swept Egypt on Sunday calling for the removal of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.