Kuwait reshuffles its cabinet

Kuwaiti Members of Parliament attend a special parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. (File/AFP)
Kuwaiti Members of Parliament attend a special parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. (File/AFP)
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Updated 25 August 2024
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Kuwait reshuffles its cabinet

Kuwaiti Members of Parliament attend a special parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. (File/AFP)
  • Noura Suleiman Salem Al-Fassam is appointed Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment

RIYADH: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed a decree on Sunday approving the reshuffling of the country’s cabinet.

The following is a list of new members who were appointed to the cabinet:

1. Khalifa Abdullah Dhahi Al-Ajil Al-Askar is appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry

2. Abdullatif Hamed Hamad Al-Mishari is appointed Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs

3. Nader Abdullah Mohammed Al-Jalal is appointed Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Education

4. Noura Suleiman Salem Al-Fassam is appointed Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment

The following is a list of members of the former cabinet who were reappointed in their posts or a different one:

1. Abdulrahman Baddah Al-Mutairi is appointed Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs

2. Nourah Mohammed Khalid Al-Mashan is appointed Minister of Public Works

3. Omar Saud Abdulaziz Al-Omar is appointed Minister of State for Communications Affairs

4. Mahmoud Abdulaziz Mahmoud Bushehri is appointed Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy

5. Amthal Hadi Hayef Al Huwailah is appointed Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs