• Maktoum bin Mohammed was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Affairs

Arab News

DUBAI: UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum announced on Saturday a cabinet reshuffle, Dubai Media Office reported.

As part of the shake-up, Maktoum bin Mohammed was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Affairs.

.@HHShkMohd announces a cabinet reshuffle.

– @MaktoumMohammed appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Affairs in UAE.

– Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei appointed as Minister of State for Defence Affairs.

– @mariammalmheiri appointed as Head of the International…

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 6, 2024

Mohammed Fadel Al-Mazrouei was appointed as Minister of State for Defense Affair. 

Mariam Almheiri, who was previously Minister of Climate Change & Environment, was made Head of the International Affairs Office in the Presidential Court, while Amna Al-Dahak Al-Shamsi was chosen to replace Almheiri.

Also on Saturday, UAE astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi was appointed Minister of Youth.

Posting on X, the UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said Al-Neyadi “has served his country in the military and space sector, as well as served humanity in the scientific field.”