Haitam Bin Tariq Bin Taimur ascended to the throne last Saturday, following the death of his cousin and predecessor Qaboos Bin Said on Friday.
Browsing: politics
Hassan Diab said that he plans on choosing independents for his office. He faces the challenge with the economic crisis, a wave of protesters, and political disputes.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune was declared the winner with 58% of the vote. Amid protests against the election, turnout was 40%.
Conservative Law professor Kais Saïd and media entrepreneur Nabil Karoui, who’s in jail, were the best-voted hopefuls in the first round of the presidential race.
Hassan Mourad was nominated together with the new cabinet formation of the Arab country. The position didn’t exist in the previous government. He was born in São Paulo in 1976.