[3] On 13 December 2011, Shamali was appointed minister of health, but was replaced by Ali Saad Al Obeidi on 14 February 2012.

Al-Barrak accused Mustafa Al-Shamali of failing to protect public funds and announced he would be held accountable.

[11] Al-Shamali resigned during a parliamentary session after refuting the allegations, denouncing the inquiry as a politically motivated “witch-hunt” and a vendetta by Al-Barrak and other opposition members.

His resignation underlined growing tensions within the three-month-old government, leading to the eventual dissolution of the National Assembly.

Despite these events, Al-Shamali was reinstated in the new government following the dissolution, backed by the confidence of the Prime Minister and the Emir of Kuwait.