The new cabinet line-up announced by al-Maliki

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki consists of 42 ministries, including 12 state ministries. Nouri al-Maliki is a prime minister and acting minister of interior, defense and national security, Rouz Nouri Shawis as deputy premier and trade minister, Hussein al-Shahrestani as deputy premier and electricity minister and Saleh al-Mutlaq as deputy premier. Hoshyar Zebari will keep his post as a foreign minister, while Rafia al-Issawi will be finance minister, Abdulkarim al-Laibi for the oil ministry, Ali al-Adeeb for the higher education and scientific research. Hadi al-Aameri (transport), Mohammad Tamim (education), Mohammad Amin (Health), Ahmad Naser al-Dali (industry), Ezz al-Din al-Dawla (agriculture), Muhanad Salman al-Saadi (water resources), Mohammad Saheb al-Daraji (housing and reconstruction), Jassem Mohammad Jaafar (youth and sports), Hassan al-Shemri (justice), Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi (communication), Nassar al-Rabiaee (social affairs), Abdulkarim al-Samerraie (science and technology), Sirkon Sliwa (environment), Saadon al-Dalimi (culture), Lewaa Smisam (tourism) Mohammad Shayaa al-Sudani (human rights), Dindar Shafiqq (immigration), Ali al-Sajri (state minister for foreign affairs), Safaa al-Din al-Safi (state minister for parliament’s affairs), Ali al-Dabbagh (state minister and official spokesman for the government) and Tourhan Mathhar Hassan (state minister for provinces’ affairs). SH (P)/SR 37