21.   Saddam appointed the outgoing minister for higher education and scientific research, Human Abdel-Khaliq, as the new minister for culture and information.

22.   Tarmizi Taher, the outgoing minister of religious affairs, indicated that he would not be serving in the cabinet anymore.

23.   The controversial outgoing minister is a timber tycoon and a long-term friend of Soeharto.

24.   The event was attended by outgoing ministers and was moving and at times amusing.

25.   The meeting was attended by Golkar faction chief, Ginandjar Kartasasmita and outgoing ministers Hartarto, Tarmizi Taher and Azwar Anas, who are all senior Golkar members.

26.   The king requested that Mohamed Saleh Hourani, the minister of energy and mineral resources, immediately begin handling the duties of the outgoing minister, Munther Haddadin.

27.   The outgoing minister of finance and economy was criticized especially for his opposition to repeated demands from business groups for financial incentives to spur exports.

28.   The outgoing minister of unity, Jumaa al-Fazzani, had been made minister of culture, al-Zanati said.

29.   The outgoing ministers are those for interior, defense, commerce, agriculture and health.

30.   The spokesman, Carlos Orellana, would not say who will replace the outgoing ministers.