AMMAN (al-Ghad) - The Royal Decree approving the reshuffle of the Dr. Abdullah Ensour cabinet was issued on Monday.
The reshuffle saw the appointment of five new ministers, while four previous ones left the government.
The new ministers are:
Imad Fakhoury as Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
Nayef Fayez as Minister of Tourism
Maha Ali as Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply
Labib Khadra as Minister of Higher Education
Majd Shweikeh as Minister of Information and Communications Technology
During the revamp, Education Minister Mohammad Thneibat and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh were appointed as deputy prime ministers in addition to their posts.
The new ministers were sworn in before His Majesty King Abdullah.