 Bin Shamlan and Mohammad Abdul Qader Bafaqeeh, the Minister of Education, were the only non NLF members of the cabinet.One of the first tasks assigned to them by the NLF government was taking inventory of the palaces of the Sultans of Hadhramaut.Bin Shamlan and Bafaqeeh took stock of the palaces; made a record inventory; and preserved and stored every item.