In the next two years he was twice arrested by the Baathist regime, imprisoned and tortured. Barham Salih was born in Suleimaniah in He joined the PUK in 1976, at the age of 16. Article 7 reported the reorganisation and restructuring of the Ministries, with various legal measures, and was agreed unanimously.Ĥ 2 Information and liaison bulletin n 295 October 2009 The next day, on 28 November, the new Cabinet was sworn in, with Barham Salih as Prime Minister. The fourth article confirmed the maintenance of the Ministry Culture and that of Sport, approved by a majority vote, while a fifth article amalgamated the Ministries of Local Government and Tourism, adopted unanimously, and a sixth amalgamated those of Trade and Industry. The second article announced the creation of a Ministry of Transport and Communications, which was unanimously agreed, while a third clause set up a Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, which was approved by a majority vote. After a debate, these dissolutions were adopted without any amendment. Article 1 dissolved three Ministries: Human Rights, Extra- Regional Affairs and the Environment. At the opening of the session, which was presided by the Speaker, Kamal Kirkuki, assisted by the Deputy Speaker Arslan Bair and the Secretary of the Assembly, Farsat Ahmed, the Laws Commission presented a Bill reorganising the Ministries. The Irbil Parliament endorsed the appointment of Ministers on the 26th of this month. IRBIL: THE NEW CABINET IS SWORN IN T he new Cabinet of the Regional Government of Kurdistan has been sworn in, led by Barham Salih, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Iraqi Government and a member of the PUK, who thus takes over from Nechirvan Barzani. CULTURE: KURDISH FILMS ARE BECOMING MORE VISIBLE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE. IRAQI KURDISTAN: A VISIT BY MRS DANIELLE MITTERRAND, WHO OPENS TWO FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOLS. TURKEY: THE PKK S SENDING OF PEACE GROUPS STIRS UP TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION. IRAQI KURDISTAN: A HISTORIC VISIT BY THE TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER. : Fax :ģ Bulletin 295 October 2009 Contents IRBIL: THE NEW CABINET IS SWORN IN. ISBN INSTITUT KURDE, 106, rue La Fayette PARIS Tel. 1 KURDE INSTITUT DE PARIS Information and liaison bulletin N 295 OCTOBER 2009Ģ The publication of this Bulletin enjoys a subsidy from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGCID) aqnd the Fonds d action et de soutien pour l intégration et la lutte contre les discriminations (The Fund for action and support of integration and the struggle against discrimination) This bulletin is issued in French and English Price per issue : France: 6 Abroad : 7,5 Annual subscribtion (12 issues) France : 60 Elsewhere : 75 Monthly review Directeur de la publication : Mohamad HASSAN Numéro de la Commission Paritaire : A.S.