Khalid Shwani tapped as nominee for justice minister in new Iraqi cabinet
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Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State Khalid Shwani on Wednesday, May 6, replaced previous nominee Abdulrahman as Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Kadhimi's selection for justice minister.
Voting was scheduled to begin in the Council of Representatives' chambers at 9 p.m., but has been delayed with negotiations over last minute changes ongoing.
According to NRT three ministries have been assigned to Kurdish bloc. If approved, Fuad Hussein and Nazanin Mohammed Wisu will join Shwani in the cabinet as foreign affairs and construction and housing minister respectively.
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