Kuwait City: A new-look Kuwaiti Cabinet will reportedly be announced “within the coming few hours”.
Chaired by designated Prime Minister Shaikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the cabinet will come with major changes, sources told Alanba newspaper.
Minister in charge of Amiri Court Affairs will reportedly be appointed as First Deputy Premier and Defence Minister. He was tipped to be assigned the portfolio of economic affairs and new infrastructure projects.
The same sources said that Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf will take over as Minister of Finance, while Anas Saleh will serve as Cabinet Affairs Minister.
Outgoing ministers Shaikh Sabah Al-Khalid, Shaikh Khalid Al-Jarrah, Shaikh Mohammed Al-Abdulla, Hind Al-Subaih, Khalid Al-Rawdhan, Dr. Jamal Al-Harbi, Mohammed Al-Jabri and Abdulrahman Al-Mutwa will also feature in the new cabinet.