Iraq Appoints Defence, Oil Ministers

World | May 7, 2005, Saturday // 00:00

Iraq's government has reportedly reached an agreement over the heads of the defence and oil ministries. Saadoun al-Dulaimi, a Sunni Arab, would be the new defence minister. Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum, a Shi'ite, will be oil minister, Reuters reported. The parliament of Iraq sworn in on Tuesday the first Iraqi government since elections were held in the end of January. Seven positions in Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari's cabinet - including the defence and oil ministries - remained unfilled amid partisan haggling. The ethnic make-up of the cabinet - the first democratically elected government in more than 50 years - is considered to be crucial to building legitimacy.

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