CABINET RESHUFFLE

UNCLAS AMMAN 008572 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV JO SUBJECT: CABINET RESHUFFLE REF: AMMAN 8106 ¶1. ( U ) AS EXPECTED (REFTEL),PM BAKHIT RESHUFFLED HIS CABINET ON NOVEMBER 22 WITH THE BIGGEST CHANGES COMING IN ECONOMY-RELATED MINISTRIES. KING ABDULLAH ATTENDED THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY, AND THANKED DEPARTING MINISTERS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND EFFORTS. PARAGRAPH TWO LISTS THE NEW MINISTERS. POST WILL REPORT BIO INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS SEPTEL. ¶2. ( U ) DR. KHALID SAMARA AL-ZU'BI - MINISTER OF STATE FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS -- DR. MOHAMMED THUNEIBAT - MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS -- MUHIDDIN TOUQ ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (FORMER AMBASSADOR AND HEAD FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR DIPLOMACY) -- SHARIF AL ZUBI ) MINISTER OF JUSTICE (FORMERLY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE) -- SALIM KHAZA'ILAH ) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE (FORMERLY MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM) -- DR. SAAD AL KHARABSHEH ) MINISTER OF HEALTH (FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH) SIPDIS -- DR. KHALID SHREIDAH ) MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES -- DR. MOHAMMED AL OURAN ) MINISTER OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT (FORMER LEADER OF A MINOR OPPOSITION PARTY AND HEAD OF THE DOCTOR'S UNION) -- DR. MUSTAFA QURUNFILAH ) MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE -- BASIM AL ROUSAN ) MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY -- OSAMA AL DABBAS ) MINISTER OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES ¶3. ( U ) OUTGOING MINISTERS INCLUDE: -- ABID SHAKHANBEH ) MINISTER OF JUSTICE -- AZMI KHREISAT ) MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES -- SAEED DARWAZAH ) MINISTER OF HEALTH -- AKEF AL ZU'BI ) MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE -- SABRI RBIEHAT ) MINISTER OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS -- MUNIR NASSAR ) MINISTER OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES -- OMAR AL KURDI ) MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY VISIT AMMAN'S CLASSIFIED WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.STATE.SGOV.GOV/P/NEA/AMMAN/ HALE