This situation is very similar to a case where you'd have a solid specs on paper but it rarely translates well in practical use.

Highly qualified scholars are often socially awkward, to the point where their "life experiences" are nonexistent. And that makes them barely relatable to a common person of the society.

Sure they're great problem solvers in their respective fields but in a well functioning administration, you don't want overengineered solutions. Not to mention that politics requires a strong people skill, which is often missing in these class of people.

I'd be curious to know how this experiment turns out eventually.