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New cabinet takes oath

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Shaikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region; Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Finance Department; Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Youth Enterprises; and a number of Shaikhs and officials.

Following the swearing-in ceremony, Shaikh Khalifa said the tangible achievements scored by the UAE during the past 35 years could not have been possible had it not been for the dedication and vision of its founder, the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the solidarity of the faithful citizens of UAE.

Shaikh Khalifa voiced a strong commitment by the Supreme Council to work hard to score more achievements for the country and its people. He sounded confident that the new cabinet will put the interest of the UAE and its citizens first.

"I have no doubt that the members of the new cabinet will accord paramount attention to serving the country and its citizens and consolidating our federation", he asserted.

"We have been through a rough course, but we, nevertheless, managed to get through, thanks to the dedication and hard work of our faithful leaders," he said, adding: "We have gone a long way in all spheres, particularly in development of our human resources, which is the most valuable asset."

He paid tribute to the late Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum and said he made a vital contribution to the building of the Union. "He has been highly instrumental in guiding our march as early as 1971, when he took the helm of the first federal cabinet," he said.

"We are pretty confident that his successor, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will spare no effort in continuing the great efforts of his predecessor and in upgrading government performance to better serve the citizens," he said.

The President thanked the outgoing ministers for their efforts and wished the new ones success in carrying out their duties.

List of ministers

Earlier, Shaikh Khalifa issued a federal decree forming the cabinet. The full list of ministers is as follows:

His Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence.

Shaikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister

Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister

Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Industry

Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior

Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs

Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister

Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Shaikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works

Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy

Mohammed bin Nakhira Al Dhaheri, Minister of Justice

Dr Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs

Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hameli, Minister of Energy

Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi, Minister of Labour

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Governmental Sector Development

Mohammed Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs

Mohammed Hussein Al Shaali, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Mariam Mohammed Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs

Dr Hanif Hassan Ali, Minister of Education

Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for FNC Affairs

Humaid Mohammed Obeid Al Qattami, Minister of Health

Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi, Minister of Environment and Water

Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development.

Later, they all attended a lunch banquet hosted by the Shaikh Khalifa on the occasion.

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