Libyan Prime Minister announces cabinet but his choices are seen as controversial.

Mahmoud Jibril of the NFP is said to have demanded 9 cabinet posts for his party including the post of First Deputy Prime Minister. Many National Congress members say that they were not consulted about the choice of cabinet ministers many of whom are relatively unknown.If the list of cabinet members is not approved by a majority of the 200 members of the Peoples National Congress Mustafa Abushagur will have until 7 October to finalise his cabinet and failing this he will have to step down as Prime Minister. A tough negotiation is likely to take place and some cabinet members on the list may have to be replaced, the Libya Herald says.

The list of cabinet ministers proposed by Mr Abushagur is as follows:


1st Deputy Prime Minister: Omar Ali Al-Nakua
    2nd Deputy Prime Minister: Al-Haramain Mohamed Al-Haramain
    3rd Deputy Prime Minister:  Saad Agila El-Obaidi
    Interior: Omar Aswad
    Defence: Abdulsalam Jadallah Al-Salhin Saheh Al-Obeidi
    Finance: Abdullah Shamiya
    Economy: Mustafa Abu Fanas
    Oil & Gas: Al-Mabrouk Aissa Abu Harura
    Religious Affairs: Salem Abdullah Al-Sheikhi
    Martyrs & Missing Persons: Sami Al-Saadi
    Social Affairs: Summaya Mahmoud Baltief
    Education: Sulaiman Al-Sahli
    Labour: Ahmed Safar
    Justice: Yousef Harbiesh
    Health: Feisal Krekshi
    Local Government: Mohamed Al-Hashimi Al-Harari
    Housing & Utilities: Muftah Al-Tayyar
    Communications: Ibrahim Jibril
    Transport: Abdul Hafiz Al-Abar
    Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries: Mahmoud Al-Telisi
    Industry: Mahmoud Al-Ftaisi
    Higher Education: Naim Aburrahman Al-Ghariani
    Sports: Ramadan Belgassem Belhaj
    Culture & Civil Society: Ah-Hadi Abdusallam Al-Ghariani
    Electricity: Ahmad Ali Ahmed Al-Shuaibi
    Public Works: Salahadin Shmeila
    Rehabilitation & Human Development: Mustafa Al-Saqazli
    Water: Mustafa Sulaiman Mustafa Abdul Hadi