Tunisian cabinet reshuffle

Tunisian leader Zinal Abdin ben Ali reshuffled his cabinet last Thursday, making seven changes including the foreign affairs portfolio and scraping the information department.

Hamed Kadraoui the Tunisian P.M said Zin Al Abdin appointed Said Ben Moustafa as a new minister of foreign affairs, replacing Abder Ahim zourari.

Ali Chaoch who was public works and housing minister moves to the interior ministry, replacing Mohamed Ben Rejeb.

Moncef Ben Abdallah, who was junior Minister in charge of privatisation, was appointed minister of industry.

Hewas of the privatization office was replaced by a banker, Aisaa Hidoussi.

Hassine chauk, a former head of the state agency runing airports, was appointed minister of transportation, replacing Sadock Rabeh, who moves to the agriculture ministry in place of Mabrouk Bahri.

the reshuffle also included the oppointment of Salahidding Belaid as minister of public works and housing, and economics proffessor Ridha ferchio as minister of Education, replace Hatem Ben Othman.