Tripoli announced a limited cabinet reshuffle on 6 March. The key changes are the restoration of the Energy Ministry, abolished in 2000, and the replacement by Mohammed Ali Hwij of Ajili Brini as Finance Minister. The recreation of a ministry to oversee the energy sector is widely viewed as being linked to the likely easing of US sanctions and the potential re-entry of American oil companies to the country. Four other new ministries were established in the reshuffle, for culture, national security, training and labour, and youth and sport. Justice Minister Mohammed Mosrati lost his job to Ali Omar Abu Bakr.
Government of Libya (appointed 7 March 2004)
Prime Minister: Shukri Ghanem
Deputy Prime Minister for Production: Baghdadi Mahmudi
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Abdel Rahman Shalgham
Justice: Ali Omar Abu Bakr
Finance: Mohammed Ali Hwij
Tourism: Ammar Altaef
Economy & Trade: Abdel Kader Kheir
Planning: Taher al-Juhaimi
Finance: Mohammed Ali Hwij
Energy: Fathi Ben Shatwan
National Security: Nasser al-Mabruk
Youth & Sport: Ali Shayeri
Culture: Mahdi Mbiresh
Training & Labour: Maatuk Maatuk
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