Oil minister under Iraq interim government gets permanent post

摘要

Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum,a Shi'ite Muslim and son of a prominent Iraqi Shi'ite cleric,has been appointed Iraq's new oil minister."It is a great responsibility," Bahr al-Ulum told P/atts by telephone from Baghdad."But we have to progress in rebuilding our country."Bahr al-Ulum,who served as oil minister in the US-appointed interim government,had been widely expected to get the job on a permanent basis.