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.