VOL. XXXVI

NO. 4

26-OCTOBER-1992

KUWAIT

New Oil Minister in Kuwait

The Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Crown Prince, Shaikh Sa'd al-'Abd Allah al-Sabah,appointed a new 16-man cabinet on 17 October following the recent elections forthe National Assembly (for full list see overleaf, and for political analysissee page C2). The cabinet includes a new Oil Minister in Mr. 'Ali Ahmad al-Baghli,who replaces the previous incumbent, Dr. Hammud al-Ruqbah.

Mr. Baghli - a prominent lawyer in Kuwait - was born in...