Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has presented his government’s action plan and proposed formation list to President Mahmoud Abbas for confidence under the Basic Law for its approval.
Consequently, President Abbas issued a decree granting confidence to the nineteenth Palestinian government and issued a decree regarding its formation. The new government is scheduled to swear in before the President next Sunday, March 31, 2024.
The government’s program emphasizes that its political reference is based on that of the Palestine Liberation Organization, its international commitments, and the assignment letter directed from President Mahmoud Abbas to the government.
The government program prioritizes humanitarian issues, encompassing a comprehensive plan for humanitarian aid and immediate relief for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as well as recovery and reconstruction efforts in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. It also focuses on efforts to stabilize the financial situation and its economic impact.
Furthermore, it includes plans for reform, restructuring, and unification of institutions, combating corruption, improving services, digital transformation, and unifying the institutions of both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The government’s action plan also includes a section on the rule of law, enhancing the integrity of the financial sector, including empowering the judiciary, enhancing security, and ensuring public freedoms.
It also includes strengthening the resilience of Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, and marginalized areas, continuing to work to preserve Christian and Islamic sanctities in Jerusalem, and developing plans and programs to reconnect the city with the entire Palestinian community.
The following are the names and respective positions of the newly appointed Cabinet members
- Mohammad Mustafa – Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
- Shurahbil Al-Zaeem – Minister of Justice
- Ziad Hab Al-Reeh – Minister of Interior
- Omar Al-Bittar – Minister of Finance
- Wael Zaqqout – Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
- Sami Hajjawi – Minister of Local Government
- Majid Abu Ramadan – Minister of Health
- Amjad Barham – Minister of Education and Higher Education
- Enas Dahadha – Minister of Labor
- Mohammad Mustafa Najem – Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
- Arafat Asfour – Minister of Industry
- Mohammad Al-Amour – Minister of National Economy
- Abdel Razzaq Natsheh – Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
- Ahed Bseiso – Minister of Public Works and Housing
- Samah Hamad – Minister of Social Development
- Rizk Sulaimiyya – Minister of Agriculture
- Hani Al-Hayek – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
- Ashraf Al-Awar – Minister of Jerusalem Affairs
- Emad Al-Din Hamdan – Minister of Culture
- Tareq Zarab – Minister of Transportation and Communications
- Mona Al-Khalili – Minister of Women’s Affairs
- Varsen Aghabekian – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
- Basil Al-Kafarna – Minister of State for Relief Affairs
source: WAFA
