Jordan's King Abdullah II reshuffled the government on Sunday, appointing a new finance minister. The official news agency Petra said Adel al-Qudah, a long serving bureaucrat, has been named finance minister to replace Bassem Awadallah, who resigned last month, according to Reuters. Six other junior ministers were also changed. Marwan al-Muasher, an advocate of liberal economic reforms, was appointed as deputy prime minister. No replacement was named for his former position as senior palace aide.
