Bahrain's king orders cabinet reshuffle, names new oil minister: Report
Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa
Bahrain'sKingHamad bin Isa al-Khalifa ordered acabinetreshuffleon Monday that included appointing a new oil minister, state mediareported.
Mohammed bin Mubarak Bin Dainah, who was the country's envoy for climate affairs, was namedministerofoiland environment, replacingOilMinisterSheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
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Thereshuffleincluded appointing Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa as deputy primeministerandministerof infrastructure, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani as industry and commerceministerand Fatima bint Jaafer al Sairafi as tourismminister.
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Crown Prince and PrimeMinisterSalman bin Hamad al-Khalifa said thereshuffle"will bringnewideas and a renewed drive to continue advancing the public sector," thestatenews agency (BNA) quoted him as saying on Monday.
"Thereshuffle, the largest in the country’s history, has resulted in a change of 17 out of 22ministers, with the introduction of a large proportion of youngministers, including four females", a government spokesperson said.
Bahrain, a small non-OPECoilproducer, is one of the region's most indebted countries, with its bonds rated "junk". Gulf allies helped it avert a credit crunch in 2018 with a $10 billion aid package. Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody's have said Bahrain would likely need more financing from Gulf neighbors.
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