Thursday, November 02, 2006
Cabinet reshuffle rumoured
Politics
Iraqi parliamentary sources disclosed on Wednesday the intention of the Iraqi prime minister to carry out a major cabinet reshuffle that will include key ministries. In exclusive statements to Quds Press news agency on the sidelines of the session held today by the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the sources said that there is an agreement between Nuri al-Maliki and leaders of the main blocs at the Council of Representatives to carry out a major cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle will probably include the Interior Ministry, headed by Jawad al-Bulani; the Defence Ministry, headed by Abd-al-Qadir Muhammad Jasim; and the Education Ministry, headed by Khudayr al-Khuza'i. The reshuffle might include the Oil Ministry headed by Husayn al-Shahristani as well.
