Emir of Kuwait approves new government line-up

The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah approved Thursday the new Kuwaiti government line-up. The 14-member cabinet is led by Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. The cabinet members are the following: 1- Sheikh Ahmad Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister 2- Sheikh Ahmad Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister 3- Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 4- Anas Khalid Al-Saleh: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Housing Affairs 5- Jamal Ahmad Al-Shihab: Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs 6- Salem Muthiab Al-Utheina: Minister of Communications and Acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labor 7- Rola Abdullah Dashti: Minister of Planning and Development and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs 8- Ali Saad Al-Obeidi: Minister of Health 9- Abdulaziz Abdullatif Al-Ibrahim: Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs 10- Fadhel Safar Ali Safar: Minister of Public Works 11- Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs 12- Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf: Minister of Finance, Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Higher Education 13- Hani Abdulaziz Hussein: Minister of Oil and Acting Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.