BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 30 Qatar-Kazakhstan Rooney to make working to boost England swansong bilateral ties against USA Monday 5 November 2018 | 27 Safar I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7701 | 2 Riyals Amir reshuffles Cabinet, restructures boards THE PENINSULA DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued yesterday Amiri order No. 7 of 2018 reshuffling the Cabinet. Under the Amiri Order: H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi appointed as Minister of Justice. H E Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie as Minister of Municipality and Environment. H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari as Minister of Commerce and Industry. H E Yousef bin Mohammed Al Othman Fakhro as Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs. H E Saad bin Sharida Al Kaabi as Minister of State for Energy Affairs and member of the Cabinet. H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, has also assumed the duties of the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs in addition to the duties of his post. The Amiri Order annuls any provisions contra- vening its rules. The order has come into effect from the date of issue and is to be published Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser in the official gazette. bin Khalifa Al Thani, with the new Ministers at the Amiri Diwan, yesterday. Their Excellencies the new Ministers took the oath before Qatar Petroleum’s H H the Amir at the Amiri Diwan New Board named for QIA National Tourism Council yesterday. The oath-taking cer- Board restructured emony was attended by Deputy DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin yesterday Decision No. 72 of 2018 restructuring Qatar Investment DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Board of Directors formed Hamad Al Thani. It was also Authority’s Board. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued attended by Prime Minister and The decision stipulated that the Board of Directors of Qatar issued yesterday Decision No. yesterday Decision No. 75 of 2018 to form the Board of Directors Interior Minister H E Sheikh Investment Authority should be restructured as follows: H E 73 of 2018 on restructuring of the National Tourism Council. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani as President, H the Board of Directors of The decision stipulates that the Board of Directors of the Al Thani. E Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as Deputy Pres- Qatar Petroleum. National Tourism Council is to be chaired by H E Prime Min- Before the reshuffle, H E Dr. ident, H E Ali Sharif Al Emadi as a member, H E Ali bin Ahmed The decision stipulated ister, with H E Minister of Finance as Vice-Chairman and the Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi Al Kuwari as a member, H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi as a that the Board of Directors of membership of: H E Minister of Culture and Sports; H E Min- appointed as Minister of Justice member, H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani as a member, Qatar Petroleum be restruc- ister of Transport and Communications; H E Minister of was the Minister of Adminis- H E Dr Hussain Ali Al Abdulla as a member and H E Nasser bin tured with Deputy Amir H H Economy and Commerce; CEO of Qatar Airways Group; Director trative Development, Labour Ghanim Al Khulaifi as a member. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad of Government Communications Office; Chairman of Katara and Social Affairs from January Al Thani as Chairman and Hospitality Company; two representatives from the private 2016; H E Abdullah bin H E Minister of State for tourism sector, selected by the chairman of the Board of Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, bin Sharida Al Kaabi, Minister Nabet as Chairman of the Energy Affairs as Vice- Directors. Minister of Municipality and of State for Energy Affairs and Planning and Statistics Authority. Chairman and Managing The Decision is effective as of the date of issue and is to be Environment, was the Managing member of the Cabinet, was H H the Amir also issued Director. The members of the published in the official gazette. Director and CEO of Qatar Rail. Managing Director and Chief yesterday Amiri Order No. 5 of board will include H E Min- H H the Amir also issued Decision No. 74 of 2018 estab- H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Executive Officer of Qatar 2018 appointing H E Dr. Hassan ister of Finance, H E Minister lishing the National Tourism Council. The decision is effective Minister of Commerce and Petroleum and Chairman of bin Lahdan Al Muhannadi as of Commerce and Industry, from the following day to its publication in the official gazette. Industry, was the CEO of QNB Qatargas. Chief of the Court of Nasser Khalil Al Jaidah, Sheikh H H the Amir also issued Law No. 20 of 2018 on Tourism Group and Chairman of the H H the Amir also issued Cassation. Khalid bin Khalifa bin Jassim Regulation. The Law is effective and shall be published in the Board of Directors from decree No. 71 of 2018 appointing Al Thani and Saeed Mubarak official gazette. December 2014, while H E Saad H E Dr. Saleh bin Mohammed Al `CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Al Muhannadi. Qatar 2022 stadiums receive major award Ashghal partially opens three main for sustainable construction practices bridges on Al Khor Expressway THE PENINSULA semi-finals venue with 60,000 struction of the stadium. THE PENINSULA Thakhira Municipality; Rashed reduce travel time and increase seats. Construction at both It is an honour to receive this Meshlesh Al Khaytarein, Director efficiency. DOHA: The sustainable venues is due to be completed award, which is testament to the DOHA: The Public Works of Al Dha’ayen Municipality; As for the second bridge, two construction practices at two soon. hard work of everyone involved Authority ‘Ashghal’ yesterday Meshal Al Nuaimi, Member of the lanes out of three in each direction 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums Abdulaziz Ali Al Ishaq, the in the project.” announced the partial opening of Municipal Council; Brigadier were opened to the public pro- have been recognised as Supreme Committee for Meanwhile, Dr. Nasser Al three main bridges to the public Mohammed Marifiya, Manager viding a direct link between Lusail outstanding by the Global Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Al Hajri, Al Bayt Stadium Project on Al Khor Expressway project. of the Traffic Safety and Engi- and the Orbital Road & Truck Sustainability Assessment Wakrah Project Director, and Director at Aspire Zone Foun- The new partially opened neering Department in MOI, and Route. This will allow road users System (GSAS). Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud, Aspire dation, said: “We are very proud bridges are the first major mile- a number of Ashghal officials, coming from Al Shamal Road and Both Al Wakrah Stadium Zone Foundation’s Deputy Pres- of the work done by the Al Bayt stone accomplished on Al Khor were present at the event. the Orbital through Al Mazrooah and Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor City ident for Sport Projects, picked Stadium team to achieve this cer- Expressway project, which is Two of the three lanes in each Interchange to reach Lusail. were awarded a Class A* rating up the respective awards during tification. Sustainability is at the scheduled to be complete in Q4 direction of the bridge at the The bridge, located at the by GSAS, which is administered the Sustainability Summit 2018, core of our work on a daily basis. 2019, as the project progress Simaisma Intersection were open interchange connecting Lusail in Qatar by the Gulf Organi- which was recently hosted in This recognition follows the reached 60 percent. The 33km link to the public providing a free flow city with Al Tarfa Road, also zation for Research & Devel- Doha by GORD. award given to us by GORD for connects Al Khor to Doha via Lusail, of traffic to road users coming from opened two of its three lanes to opment (GORD). Commenting on the mile- the stadium’s design, which also Simaisma and Tinbak and Umm Al Shamal Road via Simaisma Road provide new travel options for Al Wakrah Stadium will stone, Al Ishaq said: “Sustaina- received the highest possible Garn areas. and heading to Simaisma. motorists coming from Al Shamal have a capacity of 40,000 and bility has been at the heart of our rating, thanks to its expression Eng Mohammad Al Marri, the This opening will signifi- Road via Izghawa Interchange host matches up to the quarter- project from day one right from of local heritage and culture.” Director of Infrastructure Affairs cantly enhance traffic movement towards Doha and Lusail. finals stage during Qatar 2022, the design phase, all the way in Ashghal; Mohammad Saleh Al in the area as it will remove the while Al Bayt Stadium will be a through to completing the con- `CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Attan, Director of Al Khor and Al old diversion, considerably `CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 02 HOME MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2018 Amir reshuffles Cabinet, restructures boards CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Council of the Judiciary under the provisions of the Judicial H H the Amir also issued Authority Law promulgated by yesterday Amiri Order No. 6 of Law No. 10 of 2003. 2018, appointing H E Masoud The oath taking ceremony bin Mohammed Al Amri as was attended by Deputy Amir Advisor at H H the Deputy H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Amir’s Office.