Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday swore in a new cabinet of technocrats that included a record four women ministers. The 28-member cabinet is headed by Nader al-Dahabi, who was designated prime minister on Thursday. The new cabinet, the sixth since Abdullah ascended to the throne in 1999, took the oath of office in a brief ceremony at one of Amman's many hilltop royal palaces. Al-Dahabi, 61, is a former transportation minister and deputy commander of the air force for logistics who also once headed the flagship national carrier Royal Jordanian. In addition to the premiership, he also took on the defense portfolio, the Associated Press reported.