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King of Bahrain issues decree to establish two new posts in Cabinet
MANAMA, Nov 11 (KUNA) -- King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Essa issued a
decree on Monday to form a new cabinet with two new posts one for Sheikh
Abdullah Bin Khaled Al-Khalifa as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Islamic Affairs and the other for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa as
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The decree also stated the appointment of Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa
as Minister of Transportation, Jawad Bin Salem Al-Uraidh Minister of Justice,
Sheikh Khaled Bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa Minister of the Prime Minister's Diwan,
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa Minister of Defense and Mohammed Bin
Ibrahim Al-Mutawa as Minister of Cabinet Affairs.
The decree also stated the appointment of Sheikh Essa Bin Ali Al-Khalifa as
Minister of Oil, Ali Bin Saleh Al-Saleh as Minister of Trade, Sheikh Abdullah
Bin Salman Al-Khalifa as Minister of Electricity and Water, Abdelaziz Bin
Mohammed Al-Fadhel as Minister of State for Shura Council Affairs and Abdullah
Bin Hassan Saif as Minister of Finance and National Economy.
It also included the appointment of Abdelnabi bin Abdullah Al-Shu'ala as
Minister of State, Nabil Bin Yaqoub Al-Hamr as Minister of Information, Fahmi
Bin Ali Al-Jawdar as Minister of Public Works and Housing and Dr. Mohammed Bin
Abdelghafar Abdullah as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The royal decree issued by Sheikh Hamad Bin Essa Al-Khalifa included new
ministries and ministers such as Dr. Hassan bin Abdullah Fakhro as Minister of
Industry, Dr. Mohammed Ali Bin Al-Sheih Mansour Al-Sitri as Minister of
Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture, Dr. Majed Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi as
Minister of Education, Dr. Majeid Bin Mohsen Al-Alawi as Minister of Labor and
Social Affairs, Abdelmohsen Bin Ali Mirza as Minister of State and Dr. Khalil
Bin Ibrahim Hassan as Minister of Health. (end)
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