| Surprises as Libya PM Names Transitional Cabinet 23/11/2011 09:28:00 | ||
| Libya’s interim prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb announcing his new cabinet late TuesdayLibya’s National Transitional Council Tuesday evening unveiled the new cabinet that will govern the country until it holds its first elections since the Al Qathafi era. It features a number of surprise appointments, and as interim prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb said as he addressed a news conference late Tuesday, “all of Libya is represented in the new line-up, and it is hard to say that any area is not represented.”As expected, Osama al-Juwali, the commander of the forces from Zintan who captured Seif al-Islam Al Qathafi, has been assigned the portfolio of defence minister.Perhaps what wasn’t expected was the appointment of little known diplomat originally from Derna, Ashour Bin Hayal as foreign minister. Pre-selection predictions had indicated that the portfolio could have gone to Libya’s deputy envoy to the United Nations, Ibrahim Dabbashi who came to the fore early in the eight-month long uprising by rallying diplomats to support the uprising against Al Qathafi.El-Keeb appointed former oil executive Hassan Ziglam as finance minister, while the oil minister’s portfolio was assigned to another former executive in the oil industry, Abdulrahman Ben Yezza, who previously worked with with Italian oil major ENI.Western countries, which backed the revolt against the former Al Qathafi regime and have a big stake in seeing his replacements succeed, were reported by Reuters as welcoming the new government, saying it would guide Libya towards democracy.The official List of members named by interim prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb to form part of the Transitional Executive Board is:Prime Minister: Abdurrahim el-Keeb Deputy Prime Minister: Mustafa AbuShagur Minister of Religious Affairs: Hamza AbuFaris Minister of Justice: Khalifa Ashour Minister of Telecommunications: Anwar Fituri Minister of Labour: Mustafa Rujbani Minister of Health: Dr. Fatima Hamroush Minister of Interior: Fawzi Abdela’ali Minister of Energy: Awad Beroin Minister of Trade and Commerce: Sharkasi Minister of Education: Sulaiman Sayeh Minister of Foreign Affiars: Ashour Ben Khayil Minister of Defence: Col. Osama Juwaili Minister of Planning: Isa Tuwaijri Minister of Social Affairs: Mabrouka Jibril Minister of Oil: Abdulrahman Ben Yezza Minister of Finance: Hassan Ziglam Minister of Agriculture: Abdul-Hamid Sulaiman BuFruja Minister of Industry: Mahmoud Fetais Minister of Scientific Research and Higher Education: Dr. Naeem Gheriany Minister of Investment: Ahmed Attiga Minister of Culture and Civil Society: Abdul Rahman Habil Minister of Electricity: Awadh Barasi Minister of the Martyrs: Ashraf bin Ismail Minister of Local Government: Mohammad Hadi Hashemi Harari Minister of Housing: Ibrahim Alsagoatri Minister of Transportation: Yousef Wahashi Minister of Youth: Fathi Terbil Minister of Construction: Ibrahim Eskutri | ||
Surprises as Libya PM Names Transitional Cabinet
**Amin Ahmed** is a Libyan journalist and contributor at TripoliPost, reporting on current affairs, business, and regional developments. With a keen eye for detail and a dedication to fair, balanced journalism, he delivers stories that keep readers informed about Libya and the world beyond its borders. He can be reached at amin.ahmed@tripolipost.com
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