KHARTOUM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday announced the formation of a new government of 21 federal ministries.

According to Faisal Hassan Ibrahim, deputy chairman of NCP, Abdalla Hamadouk was appointed as minister of finance, and Hasaba Al-Nabi Mussa as minister of agriculture, while Azhari Abdul-Ghadir was named as minister of oil, gas and minerals.

Mashair Al-Dawalab took the post of minister of general education, he added.