A Royal Decree was issued Sunday to reshuffle the government of Prime Minister Faisal Al Fayez. According to Petra, the wide reshuffle includes 16 portfolios as follows:
-Marwan Muasher: Deputy Prime Minister/ State Minister for Prime
Ministry Affairs and for monitoring government performance
-Hani Mulqi: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
-Salah Eddine Al Bashir: Minister of Justice
-Hazem Nasser: Minister of Water and Irrigation
-Alia Buran: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
-Ra'ed Abu Saud: Minister of Public Work and Housing
-Asma Khader: Minister of Culture and Government Spokesperson
-Nayef Al Hadid: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
-Ahmed Thuqan Al Hindawi: Minister of Industry and Trade
-Yusef Shurayqi: Minister of Environment
-Nadia Helmi Al Saed: Minister of Telecommunications and
Information Technology
-Fahed Abul Ethem Ensur: Minister of State for Legal Affairs
-Saud Al Nseirat: Minister of Transport
-Munther Al Shar'e: Minister of Political Development
-Ahmed Khalaf Massadeh: Minister State for Developing the Public Sector
-Sharari Kassab Shakhanbeh: Minister of Agriculture
Nine new ministers entered the government for the first time and they were sworn in before King Abdullah. They are:
--Hani Mulqi: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
-Ahmed Thuqan Al Hindawi: Minister of Industry and Trade
-Yusef Shurayqi: Minister of Environment
-Nadia Helmi Al Saed: Minister of Telecommunications and
Information Technology
-Fahed Abul Ethem Ensur: Minister of State for Legal Affairs
-Saud Al Nseirat: Minister of Transport
-Munther Al Shar'e: Minister of Political Development
-Ahmed Khalaf Massadeh: Minister State for Developing the Public Sector
-Sharari Kassab Shakhanbeh: Minister of Agriculture
A Royal Decree was also issued accepting the resignation of:
- Mohammad Halaiqa
- Mohammad Daoudyah
- Fawaz Al Zu'bi
(albawaba.com)
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