( CNN ) -- Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate , according to state-run news agency EGYNews . Qandil had been sentenced by a court to one year in prison for contempt . It said he failed to carry out a ruling to nationalize a private company while he served under now-deposed President Mohamed Morsy . Qandil was a little-known water minister who became the nation 's youngest prime minister when Morsy picked him for the position in July 2012 . Morsy , backed by the Muslim Brotherhood and the nation 's first democratically elected president , was forced out of office in July , 2013 , with detractors saying he was a tyrant trying to impose conservative values . Morsy is in custody , facing charges of incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last December . He has refused to recognize the court . The interim Egyptian government has cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood , and in September a court ruled the group 's activities are illegal . The military and police have detained large numbers of Brotherhood officials and supporters since the Morsy 's ouster . Several hundred people have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces since the military removed him .
State media : Qandil was arrested at an apartment and will serve one year in prison . He was a water minister until then-President Morsy picked him to be PM . Since Morsy 's ouster , military and police have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood .