DUBAI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet and appointed a number of ministers.
Omar Bin Sultan Al-Olama, 27 years old, was appointed as state minister for artificial intelligence, while Noura Al-Kaabi, former state minister for Federal National Council (FNC) affairs, was appointed as minister of culture and knowledge development.
The 13th government of the 1971-founded UAE also saw the appointment of Sara Al-Amiri, 30, as minister of state for the new portfolio of "Advanced Sciences." Mariam Al-Muhairi has been appointed as minister of state for food security, another first in the government.
Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan has been appointed as minister of state for tolerance, replacing Sheikh Lubna Al-Qasimi.
The UAE prime minister said the reshuffle followed the launch of the UAE Centennial Plan 2071 which aimed to transform the Gulf state, a major oil supplier, into the "most advanced economy of the world."
The new cabinet consists of 29 members including the prime minister.
