PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi has completed his 22-minister government, can focus on financial crisis and rising pandemic cases. Newly appointed Finance Minister Ali Allawi (left) formally takes over the portfolio from Fuad Hussein in a handover ceremony in Baghdad on May 7, 2020. Hussein was made Foreign Minister on June 6. (Source: Iraqi Prime Minister’s media office) Iraq’s Parliament approved Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaael , Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, and five other Cabinet positions on Saturday, following seven months of a quasi-caretaker government and multiple existential crises that still require simultaneous attention of the new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and his now complete government. Kadhimi was designated prime minister on April 9 , and 15 ministers were approved by Parliament on May 7 , including Finance Minister Ali Allawi who until today was acting oil minister . This content is for registered users . Please login to continue. If you […]