JORDAN - Nov 22 - Jordan Reshuffles Cabinet But Key Posts Unchanged.PM Marouf Bakheet reshuffles his government keeping the foreign, finance and interior portfolios unchanged. Government officials said the reshuffle re·shuf·fle tr.v. re·shuf·fled, re·shuf·fling, re·shuf·fles 1. To shuffle again: reshuffle cards. 2. was aimed at ensuring greater cohesion in Bakheet's cabinet, appointed last year with a mandate to adopt a tough stance against Islamic militancy but ensure political liberalisation n. 1. Same as liberalization. Noun 1. liberalisation - the act of making less strict liberalization, relaxation alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse was not jeopardised Officials said the king had issued a decree that effectively brought in nine new ministers. Veteran diplomat Abdelelah Al Khatib remains as FM. Deputy PM and FM Ziad Fariz kept his post as did Interior Minister Eid Al Fayez Eid Al Fayez is a Jordanian politician. On November 27, 2005, he became Minister of the Interior in the government of Jordan. He holds a BA degree in economics and political science from Beirut Arab University in Lebanon. He used to be minister of youth and state. . Fariz is a reformist who won the respect of the IMF IMF See: International Monetary Fund IMF See International Monetary Fund (IMF). and World Bank during stints as an economic decision-maker. |
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