BAKHIT RESIGNS, DAHABI FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 004674 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: JO PGOV PREL SUBJECT: BAKHIT RESIGNS, DAHABI FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT ¶1. (U) On November 22, Prime Minister Marouf Al-Bakhit submitted his resignation to King Abdullah, paving the way for a new government in the wake of parliamentary elections on November 20. On November 23, the King designated Nadir Al-Dahabi as the new Prime Minister. The new cabinet, listed below, was sworn in on November 25. Bios of Dahabi and his cabinet will follow septel. Nadir Al-Dahabi Prime Minister Salah Al-Bashir Foreign Minister Thuqan Al-Qudah Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Umar Shudayfat Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdulrahim Al-Ukur Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shihadah Abu Hudayb Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Nasser Judeh Minister of State for Media and Communication Eid Al-Fayiz Minister of Interior Sahil Al-Majali Minister of Public Works and Housing Taysir Al-Nu'aymi Minister of Education Ala Al-Batayinah Minister of Transportation Ayman Awdah Minister of Justice Mahir Al-Madadhah Minister of Public Performance Khalid Al-Irani Minister of Environment Basim Al-Salim Minister of Labor Amir Al-Hadidi Minister of Industry and Trade Abdulfattah Salah Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Nancy Bakir Minister of Culture Halah Lattuf Minister of Social Development Khaldun Qutayshat Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Kamal Nasser Minister of Political Development and Legal Affairs Muzahim Al-Muhaysin Minister of Agriculture Basim Al-Rusan Minister of Information and Communication Technology Maha Al-Khatib Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Hamad Al-Kasasbeh Minister of Finance Suhayr Al-Ali Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Salah Al-Mawajdeh Minister of Health Ra'id Abu Al-Sa'ud Minister of Water and Irrigation Shahadeh Abu Hudeib AMMAN 00004674 002 OF 002 Minister of Rural Affairs Visit Amman's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/ Hale