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| Identifier: | 05AMMAN2890 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05AMMAN2890 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Amman |
| Created: | 2005-04-07 15:20:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM PREL ECON JO PBIO |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS AMMAN 002890
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV, PINR, KDEM, PHUM, PREL, ECON, JO, PBIO
SUBJECT: KING ABDULLAH SWEARS IN NEW CABINET
REF: A. AMMAN 2851
B. AMMAN 2826
1. (U) King Abdullah swore in a new cabinet under
recently-appointed Prime Minister Adnan Badran on April 7
(refs). Of the 26 ministers (counting Badran), only 11 are
hold-overs from the previous cabinet, and four of those have
shifted to new ministries. New Deputy Prime Minister Hisham
al-Tel adds to his portfolio the Ministry of Political
Development. Asma Khader will remain Minister of Culture but
loses her title as GOJ spokesperson; no replacement has yet
been named. As in the cabinet of ex-PM Fayez, four women
occupy ministerial positions. Complete bios of the new
ministers and analysis will follow septel.
2. (U) Members of the new cabinet are:
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Adnan Badran
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
and Political Development Hisham al-Tel
Minister of Finance Bassem Awadallah (resigned as Minister of
Planning in Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Social Development Abdullah al-Uwaidat
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdel Salam al-Abaddi
Minister of Municipal Affairs Tawfiq Kureishan
Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific
Research Khalid Touqan (carry-over from Fayez cabinet)
Minister of State for Legal Affairs Abed al-Shakhanbeh
Minister of State for Observing Government Performance Salah
al-Bashir (former Minister of Justice under Fayez)
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Alia Hatough-Bouran
(carry-over from Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Azmi Khreisat
(carry-over from Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Water and Irrigation Ra'ed Abu al-Saud (former
Minister of Public Works and Housing in Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Culture Asma Khader (carry-over from Fayez
cabinet)
Minister of Health Sa'id Darwazeh (carry-over from Fayez
cabinet)
Minister of Agriculture Yusef al-Shureiqi (former Minister of
Environment in Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Nadia Sa'id (carry-over from Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Transport Saud Nuseirat (carry-over from Fayez
cabinet)
Minister of State for Development of the Public Sector Taysir
al-Smadi (former Minister of Planning in Fayez cabinet)
Minister of Justice Muhammad Ali al-'Alawneh
Minister of Interior Awni Yarfas
Minister of Foreign Affairs Farouq al-Qasrawi
Minister of Public Works and Housing Yusef Hiyasat
Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif al-Zoubi
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suheir
al-Ali
Minister of Environment Khalid al-Irani
Minister of Labor Bassem al-Salim
3. (U) Minimize considered.
Please visit Embassy Amman's classified web site at
http://www.state.sgov/p/nea/amman/ or access the site through
the Department of State's SIPRNET home page.
HALE
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