Shafaq News / Deputy Governor of Basra Governorate, Jamal Al-Muhammadawi revealed on Thursday, that the Oil Minister in the government of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will be "exclusively" from his southern and oil-rich province.

“Yesterday, a meeting was held with Al-Kadhimi in the presence of the Speaker of Parliament to represent Basra Governorate in the new government,” Al-Muhammaddawi told Shafaq News.

He added that Al-Kadhimi “promised that the oil ministry’s candidate from will be from Basra exclusively.”

The Iraqi parliament has voted after midnight on Wednesday to give confidence to the ministerial program of the government of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and 15 ministers in the ministerial cabinet.

While five candidates did not gain the confidence of Parliament, they are the candidate of the Ministry of Trade ,Nawar Nasif Jassem, candidate of the Ministry of Agriculture , Ismail Abdel-Redha, candidate of the Ministry of Culture , Hisham Saleh Dawood, candidate of the Ministry of Immigration and Displaced , Thana Hikmat Nasser, and candidate of the Ministry of Justice , Abdul Rahman Mustafa .

The parliament has postponed voting on the candidates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Oil until further notice in the absence of agreement on the nomination of candidates.

Al-Kahdimi and his ministers took the oath before Parliament Speaker ,Mohamed Al-Halbousi then lifted the session for further notice.