Kuwait's new interior, defense ministers take oath before National Assembly
Gulf Times
Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of interior Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took constitutional oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly on Tuesday in line with Article 91 of the Kuwaiti constitution.
Article 91 of the constitution states that before taking up his functions at the Assembly or at its committees, a member of the National Assembly shall, at a public meeting of the Assembly, take the constitutional oath.
Last Wednesday, an Amiri decree was issued appointing retired General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as first Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, and Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as first Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister.
HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received last Wednesday the Ministers of Interior and Defense, who took the constitutional oath before him, on the occasion of their appointment to their new positions.
