Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a broad government reshuffle, merging several ministries and departments, and appointing new economy and industry ministers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The restructuring was announced by UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on his official Twitter account on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency
The move is part of a drive to create a more agile government amid COVID-19.
"Our goal from the structural changes is for a government quicker in its decision-making ... an agile government quick in solidifying the achievement of our nation," he wrote on Twitter.
Al Maktoum announced the creation of a Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and named Sultan al-Jaber, head of Abu Dhabi's national oil company ADNOC, as its minister.
Other changes include closure of 50 per cent of government services centres and their transformation into digital platforms within two years, and the mergers of around 50 per cent of federal authorities with other authorities or ministries, in addition to the appointments of new ministers of state and CEOs of specialised sectors.
The new government structure also includes the merger of the National Qualifications Authority to the Ministry of Education, and the merger of the Insurance Authority to the Securities and Commodities Authority, to be chaired by the Minister of Economy, and the appointment of Sultan Al Jaber as President of the Emirates Development Bank.
The UAE was the first among the Gulf countries to report COVID-19 cases. On Sunday, it announced 683 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 51,540, while the death toll stood at 323.
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