Kuwait’s PM unveils new Cabinet, names new oil, finance ministers

Kuwait’s PM unveils new Cabinet, names new oil, finance ministers

KUWAIT — Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah unveiled on Monday a new Cabinet after taking the oath of office earlier in the day.The new Cabinet, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, was approved by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Kuwait News Agency reported.Sheikh Sabah along with his Cabinet had stepped down in a procedural move following parliamentary elections. Kuwaiti PM has picked new finance and oil ministers as the government seeks tide over the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and unprecedented plunge in oil prices. According to the KUNA, Khalifa Hamada was named finance minister. He was a former undersecretary at the ministry and Mohammad Abdulatif Al-Fares, who sits on the board of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, was named oil, electricity and water minister.Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah also retained his post in the new Cabinet.Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah was named defense minister. The interior ministry was given to an Al-Sabah family member after having been held by a minister