Iraqi President Discharges 3 Elderly Ministers

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Iraqi President Discharges 3 Elderly Ministers

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has issued decrees to discharge three ministers "because of their age," the state-run Iraq TV reported Saturday.

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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has issued decrees to discharge three ministers "because of their age," the state-run Iraq TV reported Saturday.

The relieved officials include Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Saadi Tohma Abbas and two ministers of state, Abdel Wahab al-Atrushi and Samal Majid Faraj, the report said.

The decision is expected to take effect as from Monday, the report said, without mentioning who will fill in the vacant posts.

The three above-mentioned ministers are believed to have reached the retirement age, which is 65 in Iraq.

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