Late last month, members of the cabinet resigned afterfriction between government ministers and parliament to make way for a cabinet reshuffle, Reuters reported.
Omair replaces Mustapha Shamali, who was appointed oilminister in August after a snap parliamentary election that was called afterthe country’s constitutional court ruled a 2012 election as unlawful.
Shamali replaced Hani Hussein, a former chief executive of state player Kuwait Petroleum Company who resigned in May 2013.
Hussein