Zayed orders the restructuring of the cabinet (added rpt)
According to the decision, a new portfolio of ministry of presidential affairs has been created, while other ministries have been merged together. The merger include the merging of the ministry of education and youth with the ministry of higher education and scientific research to form a single ministry under the name of the ministry of education.
The ministry of economy has also been merged with the ministry of planning to form a new ministry to be known as ministry of economy and planning, the ministry of petroleum and mineral resources have been merged with the ministry of electricity and water under one ministry to be known as the ministry of energy.
Additional responsibility has been added to a number of ministries, including the ministry of state for supreme council affairs, which now has an additional responsibility of GCC affairs. This gives the ministry a new name of ministry of supreme council and GCC affairs.
The decree appointed Major General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Interior Minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as Minister of Education, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as Minister of Public Works and Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi as Minister of Supreme Council and GCC Affairs.
The decree also appointed Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, as Minister of Economy and Planning, Mohammed bin Dha'en Al Hamili as Minister of Energy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri as Minister of Communications and Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
The new cabinet is to be headed by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The cabinet members include Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Industry, General Sheikh Mohamnmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Defence Minister, Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Major General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Interior Minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affiars, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Information and Culture, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Education, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Minister of Supreme Council and GCC Affairs, Rashid Abdullah Al Nu'aimi, Foreign Minister, Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Midfa, Minister of Health, Saif Khalfan Al Ghaith, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Saeed Mohammed Al Raqabani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mohammed bin Nakhira Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs, Shaikha Luban Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy and Planning, Mohammed bin Dha'en Al Hamili, Minister of Energy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Communications and Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
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