Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs, Mohamed Ben Ghalboun, assumed his duties as the new Minister of Local Government last Wednesday (1 July), succeeding Abdul Shafi Al-Juwaifi, in accordance with Prime Ministerial Decree No. (286) of 2026.
Al-Juwaifi has been appointed as Deputy head of the General Intelligence Agency.
The handover ceremony took place at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters, in the presence of the handover committee, several department and office directors within the Ministry, and mayors.
Moreover, an internal memo to all ministries and government departments directed that all matters to the Cabinet Office continue to be sent to Ben Galboun. Meetings by Ben Galboun yesterday and today indicate that he is still acting as Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs.