Amir Appoints New Prime Minister O Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani Takes Oath As PM
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BUSINESS | Page 1 QIIB’s profi t jumps more than 5% to QR927mn in 2019 published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11442 January 29, 2020 Jumada II 4, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir appoints new prime minister O Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani takes oath as PM HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani taking the oath as the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior at the Amiri Diwan yesterday. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with the ministers at the oath-taking ceremony at the Amiri Diwan yesterday. O Amir issues Order No. 1 of 2020 accepting the resignation of HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani QNA Amiri Order No 3 of 2020, also took the oath before Doha the Amir. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by His The Cabinet Highness the Deputy Amir. It was also attended New Prime Minister – A Profi le is Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior 1- HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Cabinet Aff airs mad al-Thani issued yesterday Amiri Order Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani. bin Abdulaziz al-Thani: Prime 8- HE Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed E Sheikh Khalid until 2002. He later served HNo 2 of 2020, appointing HE Sheikh Khalid His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Minister and Minister of Ali al-Hammadi: Minister of bin Khalifa bin Ab- from 2002-2006 in the Of- bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani as prime minis- al-Thani issued yesterday Decree No 1 of 2020 ap- Interior Education and Higher Education Hdulaziz al-Thani was fi ce of the First Deputy Prime ter. pointing HE Major General Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin 2- HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al- 9- HE Jassim Seif Ahmed al- appointed as the Prime Min- Minister and Minister of For- The Amiri order shall be eff ective starting from Mohamed al-Thani as Undersecretary of the Min- Attiyah: Deputy Prime Minister Sulaiti: Minister of Transport and ister on January 28, 2020 by eign Aff airs. its date of issue and shall be published in the offi cial istry of Interior, in addition to his duties as Com- and Minister of State for Defence Communications; the Amiri Order No 2 of 2020 In March 2006, he joined gazette. mander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya). Aff airs 10- HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al- along with his appointment the Amiri Diwan, and worked His Highness the Amir earlier issued Amiri Or- The decree shall be eff ective starting from its date 3- HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Kuwari: Minister of Public Health; as Minister of Interior. He in the Offi ce of His Highness der No 1 of 2020 accepting the resignation of HE of issue and shall be published in the offi cial gazette. Abdulrahman al-Thani: Deputy 11- HE Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been serving as the Chief the Heir Apparent. He was the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin His Highness the Amir issued Amiri Decision No Prime Minister and Minister of bin Turki al-Subaie: Minister of of the Amiri Diwan since appointed as Director of the Khalifa al-Thani. 5 of 2020, appointing HE Major General Abdulaziz Foreign Aff airs Municipality and Environment; November 11, 2014 pursu- Offi ce of the Private Secretary The Amiri order shall be eff ective starting from bin Faisal bin Mohamed al-Thani as Commander of 4- HE Ali Sherif al-Emadi: 12- HE Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari: ant to the Amiri Order No 5 of His Highness the Heir Ap- its date of issue and shall be published in the offi cial the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya). Minister of Finance Minister of Commerce and of 2014. parent on July 11, 2006, and gazette. The decision shall be eff ective starting from its date 5-HE Dr Gaith bin Mubarak al- Industry; He was born in Doha in later he became Director of HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz of issue and shall be published in the offi cial gazette. Kuwari: Minister of Endowments 13- HE Yousef bin Mohamed 1968, where he received his the Offi ce of His Highness the al-Thani took the oath as the Prime Minister and His Highness the Amir issued yesterday Amiri (Awqaf) and Islamic Aff airs al-Othman Fakhro: Minister of pre-university schooling. He Heir Apparent on January 9, Minister of Interior before His Highness the Amir Order No 3 of 2020 reshuffl ing the Cabinet. 6- HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Administrative Development, then obtained his Bachelor’s 2007. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the Amiri Di- The order stipulates that the Cabinet shall be re- Nasser al-Ali: Minister of Culture Labour and Social Aff airs; Degree in Business Adminis- HE Sheikh Khalid has also wan yesterday morning. shuffl ed as follows: and Sports 14- HE Saad bin Sharida al-Kaabi: tration in the United States of been serving as Director of The oath-taking ceremony was attended by His The order shall be eff ective starting from its date 7- HE Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali Minister of State for Energy America in 1993. His Highness the Amir’s of- Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Ha- of issue and shall be published in the offi cial gazette. al-Nuaimi: Minister of Justice Aff airs and member of the At the beginning of his ca- fi ce since the Amir assumed mad al-Thani. and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet. Page 24 reer, he worked at Qatar Liq- the reins of power on June 25, Their excellencies the ministers appointed by O Amir thanks former PM - Page 11 uefi ed Gas Company Limited, 2013. US developing vaccine against coronavirus Arab League to hold meeting on Trump’s Mideast plan The United States said yesterday it was developing a vaccine against a O Abbas: US Middle The extraordinary meeting comes were planned for the coming days. deadly coronavirus that originated in on the back of a Palestinian request to Right-wing Israeli settlers, for their China, and urged Beijing to step up its East plan belongs to the League, which is headquartered in part, also raised concern, fearing the co-operation with international health ‘trash bin of history’ Cairo. initiative would support the formation authorities. In Ramallah, Palestinians staged of a Palestinian state. The US government is keen to place he Arab League said it will con- protests against the peace plan, hours In a rare event, rival Palestinian fac- its own teams on the ground to review vene an urgent meeting on before it was to be unveiled in Wash- tions Hamas and Fatah agreed to meet the raw data and learn more about the TSaturday in response to US ington. in the West Bank city of Ramallah to pathogen, which has so far claimed President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Pal- Palestinian President Mahmoud Ab- discuss a response to Trump. more than 100 lives. estinian peace plan. bas rejected the long-awaited Middle The Palestinians accuse Trump of “We have already started at the NIH Hossam Zaki, the pan-Arab body’s East plan, saying it will be sent to “the pro-Israel bias after his administration and with many of our collaborators on deputy secretary, told reporters yester- trash bin of history.” has unwaveringly backed Israeli objec- the developing of a vaccine,” National day that Palestinian president Mahmud Thousands demonstrated in Gaza, tives. And Trump’s vision of peace is Institutes of Health (NIH) off icial Abbas would attend to discuss the “so- Palestinians take part in a demonstration in the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday burning pictures of Trump and the almost certainly a non-starter for most Anthony Fauci told reporters. Page 15 called Deal of the Century”. to protest against US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. American fl ag, while further rallies Palestinians. Page 12 Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 QATAR Amir to patronise Al Zaeem College Al-Mahmoud arrives in Burkina Faso Qatar Armed graduation His Highness the Amir Sheikh QNA Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will Ouagadougou patronise today the graduation Forces all set to ceremony of the 7th batch of the Al Zaeem (Leader) Mohamed bin E the Speaker of the Abdullah al-Attiyah Air College at Shura Council Ahmed Al Udeid Air Base. Hbin Abdullah bin Zaid organise Dimdex al-Mahmoud arrived yesterday Amir sends in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to participate in the 15th session message to of the Parliamentary Union of 2020 in March Ethiopian PM the OIC member-states (PUIC) Conference and the accompany- His Highness the Amir Sheikh ing meetings which will last for QNA fence community, al-Ansari Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani sent several days. Doha added. a written message to Ethiopia HE al-Mahmoud and the ac- Al-Ansari stressed the joint Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali, companying delegation were eff orts to enhance the posi- pertaining to bilateral relations welcomed by the Speaker of the nder the patronage of tion of Qatar as a vital and and means of supporting National Assembly of the Re- HE al-Mahmoud with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso Alassane Bala Sakande in His Highness the Amir pioneering centre for tech- and developing them. The public of Burkina Faso Alassane Ouagadougou yesterday. USheikh Tamim bin nology and innovation, thus message was handed by Qatar’s Bala Sakande, and Acting Charge Hamad al-Thani, the Qatar contributing to achieving the ambassador to Ethiopia Hamad d’aff aires of Qatar’s embassy in important topics to be discussed dougou, the Speaker of the Shura organisation of this conference Armed Forces will organise the economic development goals bin Mohamed al-Dosari during a Benin Hussein Ibrahim al-Bader.