Here is the list of members of Iraq's Cabinet, some of whom were sworn into office Wednesday. Members' ethnic and religious backgrounds noted.
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Communications — Haider al-Ebadi, Shiite
Public Works — Nesreen Mustafa Sidiq Berwari, female, Kurd
Construction and Housing — Bayan Baqir Solagh, Shiite
Environment — Abdul-Rahman Sidiq Kareem, Kurd
Trade — Ali Adbul-Amir Allawi, Shiite
Planning — Mahdi al-Hafidh, Shiite
Education — Alaudin Abdul-Saheb al-Alwan, Shiite
Higher Education — Zeyad Abdul-Razzaq Mohammed Aswad, Sunni
Culture — Mofeed Mohammed Jawad al-Jazaeri, Shiite
Human Rights — Abdul-Basit Turki, Sunni
Foreign Affairs — Hoshyar Zebari, Kurd
Interior — Nori al-Badran, Shiite
Agriculture — Abdul-Ameer Abboud Rahima, Shiite
Sport and Youth — Ali Faik al-Ghadban, Shiite
Health — Dr. Khudayer Abbas, Shiite
Industry and Minerals — Mohammed Tawfik Raheem, Kurd
Justice — Hashim Abdul-Rahman al-Shibli, Sunni
Science and Technology — Rashad Mandan Omar, ethnic Turk
Work and Social Affairs — Sami Izara al-Majoun, Shiite
Electricity — Ayham al-Samaraie, Sunni
Finance — Kamil Mubdir al-Gailani, Sunni
Immigration and Refugees: Mohammed Jassem Khudair, Shiite
Water Resources — Abdul-Latif Rashid, Kurd
Oil — Ibrahim Mohamed Bahr al-Uloum, Shiite
Transport — Behnam Zayya Polis, Assyrian Christian
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