AMMAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday approved a cabinet reshuffle in the government of Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, according to a statement by the Royal Court.
The reshuffle included the appointment of Nidal Katamine as minister of transport, Badria Al Balbisi as minister of state for public sector development, Abdul Latif Al Najdawi as minister of state for prime ministry affairs, Raed Adwan as minister of youth, and Ibrahim Al Bdour as minister of health.
Other newly appointed ministers include Saeb Khraisat as minister of agriculture, Imad Hijazin as minister of tourism and antiquities, Tareq Abu Ghazaleh as minister of investment, and Ayman Suleiman as minister of environment.
The new ministers were sworn in before King Abdullah II at Al Husseiniya Palace.
A separate Royal Decree issued on the same day approved the resignation of 10 ministers.
This marks the first cabinet reshuffle under Hassan's administration, which took office in September 2024. ■
