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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Unveils New Government

A view of Kuwait City, Kuwait. (KUNA)

Kuwait revealed on Tuesday the new government lineup, headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah.

Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah approved the new cabinet.

The PM said that the responsibility entrusted in him by the Emir demands him to shoulder it with utmost effort to serve the homeland, reported the Kuwait news agency (KUNA).

Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Anas Khaled Nasser Al-Saleh was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs.

Khaled Nasser Al-Roudhan was named Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohammad Nasser Al-Jabri as Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth affairs, Dr. Basel Humoud Al-Sabah as Minister of Health and Dr. Fahad Mohammad Al-Afasi as Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

Dr. Khaled Ali Al-Fadhel was appointed Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water, Mariam Aqeel Al-Aqeel was named Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Dr. Rana Abdullah Al-Fares was named Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Affairs, Dr. Saud Hilal Al-Harbi was appointed Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Dr. Ghadeer Mohammad Aseeri as Minister of Social Affairs.

Mubarak Salem Al-Harees was appointed Minister of State for Services' Affairs and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs and Waleed Khalifa Al-Jassem as Minister of State for Municipal Affairs.

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