VOL. XXXVII

NO. 29

18-APRIL-1994

Kuwait

New Oil Minister In Kuwait

An Amiri decree was issued in Kuwait on 13 April reshuffling the cabinet ofShaikh Sa'd al-'Abd Allah al-Sabah, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, andappointing five new ministers, including Mr. 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Mud'ij asMinister of Oil replacing Mr. 'Ali al-Baghli. Shaikh Sa'd announced that thepurpose of the reshuffle was to strengthen national security, to undertakeeconomic reforms as a result of falling oil prices and postwar...