KUWAIT CITY, Feb. 1 — Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday to reshuffle the cabinet, appointing new ministers to key portfolios, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
Under the decree, Yaacoub Al-Sayed Yousef Al-Refaei was appointed minister of finance, and Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah minister of foreign affairs, KUNA reported.
The decree also redesignated Omar Saud Al-Omar as minister of state for communications and information technology.
Other ministerial appointments were made as part of the reshuffle, KUNA said, without providing further details. (Namibia Daily News / Xinhua)
