"The reshuffle will take place today or by tomorrow morning at the latest," Qandil told state television.

A partial list of new ministers was published by the official MENA agency in which those ministries affected included oil, higher education and agriculture. A replacement will also be named for the justice minister, Ahmed Mekky, who resigned.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi promised the reshuffle last month after months of pressure from the opposition.

According to MENA, senior FJP member Amr Darrag may become the new higher education minister.

Morsi has repeatedly declared his confidence in Qandil, whose dismissal is demanded by a coalition of opposition groups.

Qandil's government, appointed after Morsi's election in June, has tried to cope with a battered economy despite billions of dollars in aid from energy-rich Qatar and some other countries.