[Al Arabiya Latest] Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday made a partial cabinet reshuffle, replacing interior and justice ministers to "give greater momentum to major development projects and structural institutional reforms," the royal council said in a statement. Former Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa was replaced with Taieb Cherkaoui and Mohamed Naciri was appointed new justice minister, instead of Abdelouahed Radi.
Other changes involved the ministries of Tourism and Handicrafts, Relations with Parliament and Modernization of Public Sectors.
After holding various positions within the judiciary, the new Interior Minister Cherkaoui, 60, was appointed in August 2008 president of Morocco's Supreme Court.
The king paid tribute to outgoing ministers, stressing in particular the role of Abdelouahed Radi "in the action he has taken to head the Ministry of Justice, and for his sincere commitment to the comprehensive reforms in the judicial system."