CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Kuwait on Sunday appointed Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah as finance minister, the state news agency said, following the resignation of his predecessor in July.
Jarallah takes over from Manaf Abdulaziz Al Hajri who was in the role only since April this year.
Oil Minister Saad Al Barrak had been acting finance minister after he resigned.
Appointed as assistant undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance in August, Jarallah is a businessman who has served on the boards of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait and Noor Financial Investment Company.
Among key reforms which have faced delays is a public debt law which would allow Kuwait to borrow from international markets, but which has faced opposition from members of parliament.
Persons:
Fahd Abdulaziz Al, Jarallah, Abdulaziz Al Hajri, Saad Al Barrak, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Omar Abdel, Ahmed Hagagy, Rachna Uppal, Hugh Lawson, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Sunday, Oil, Ministry of Finance, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Noor Financial Investment Company, Growth, International Monetary Fund, Thomson
Locations:
CAIRO, Kuwait