UK assigns first Muslim Minister in British Cabinet

International (IraqiNews.com) The British Cabinet replaced the Culture Minister, Maria Miller, with Sajid Javid, the Muslim son of a bus driver.

The appointment leaves the cabinet with only three women.

Currently financial secretary to the Treasury, Javid’s selection is a reflection of the high regard with which he is held in Downing Street, but is also another sign that George Osborne remains influential in the appointment of ministers.

It had been thought that Miller,who resigned on Wednesday after telling David Cameron her continued presence in the cabinet would be a distraction to the government’s work, would be replaced by a woman, such as Elizabeth Truss, the education minister, or Esther McVey, the work and pensions minister.