Kuwait names new oil minister as cabinet formed

Kuwait's prime minister yesterday formed a cabinet that includes a new oil minister but keeps all the ruling family members, following elections in which the opposition performed well.

The government has seven new faces including Essam al-Marzouk who was named minister of oil, electricity and water.

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Marzouk, a member of a merchant family, was a board member in national oil conglomerate Kuwait Petroleum Corp. and also the head of the Kuwait Bourse Company.