Sudanese Prime Minister names 25-member cabinet
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, on Monday evening announced a new government composed of 25 ministers, the state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported.
It said the list of the new ministers was endorsed by the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan.
Dr. Hamdouk said the new government has components of the Forces of Freedom and Change, the umbrella organisation that organised effective protests that saw long-serving president Omar al-Bashir ousted from power, the military and peace partners.
SUNA quoted the Prime Minister as saying that the new government includes new ministries to enhance the economy and production, affirming the need to focus on investment and production to solve the economic crisis.
Dr. Hamdouk said that the new cabinet was based on a political consensus and discussions that lasted for three months with the aim to prevent the country from collapsing, taking into consideration the pending regional threats.
The following is the list of ministers:
1. Dr. Mariam Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi - Minister of Foreign Affairs
2. Gen. Yassin Ibrahim - Minister of Defence
3. Lt. Gen. (police) Izz-Eddin Al-Sheikh - Minister of Interior
4. Khalid Omer Yousif - Cabinet Affairs Minister
5. Dr. Jibril Ibrahim - Minister of Finance
6. Obeid Ahmed Al-Nagib - Minister of Health
7. Hamza Balol - Minister of Information
8. Dr. Yousif Adam Al-Dhai - Minister of Youth and Sports
9. Nasr-Eddin Abdul-Bari - Minister of Justice
10. Dr. Intisar Al-Zain Seghairon - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
11. Al-Tahir Ismail Harbi - Minister of Agriculture
12. Hafez Ibrahim - Minister of Animal Resources
13. Prof. Yasser Abbas - Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources
14. Nasr-Eddin - Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments
15. Jadian Ali - Minister of Energy and Petroleum
16. Buthaina Ibrahim Dinar - Minister of Federal Government
17. Mohamed Bashir Abu-Namu - Minister of Mining
18. Ibrahim Al-Sheikh - Minister of Industry
19. Ali Jiddu Adam Bashir - Minister of Trade
20. Hashim Hassab-Al-Rasul - Minister of Communications
21. Al-Hadi Mohamed Ibrahim - Minister of Investment
22. Tausig Al-Nurani - Minister of Labor
23. Muttasim Ahmed Salih - Minister of Social Development
24. Mirghani Musa Hamad - Minister of Transport
25. Abdalla Yaia - Minister of Urban Development
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