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Kuwaiti prime minister selects new cabinet, says state news agency

  • 09 Apr 2023
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Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah has selected a new cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday without giving further details.

Sheikh Ahmad was re-appointed as prime minister by the crown prince in March, more than a month after the government resigned due to renewed friction with parliament.

Sheikh Nawaf Al Sabah named Manaf Abdulaziz Al Hajri as finance minster and kept Bader Al Mullah as oil minister.

Reuters


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