HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Al-Thani today issued a decree reshuffling the cabinet.

With the Emiri Order No. 1 of 2016, the following appointments come into effect today:

HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah as Minister of State for Defense Affairs and member of the Council of Ministers,  HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdurrahman Al-Thani as Foreign Minister,  HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali as Minister of Culture and Sports, HE Dr Issa Bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi as Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs,  HE Jassim bin Saif Al Sulati as Minister of Transport and Communications, HE Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi as Minister of Municipality and Environment, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari as Minister of Public Health.

Emiri Order No. 2 appointed HE Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah as advisor to HH the Emir for Defense Affairs, with the rank of prime minister.

The new ministers appointed by the Emiri Order took the oath before HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the Emiri Diwan today.

The oath taking ceremony was attended by HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
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