Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani – Picture by Qatar News Agency.
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, Doha, State of Qatar: HH The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani issued the Emiri decree number two of 2020 appointing his former Chief of Diwan, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the country’s novel Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The new prime minister was born in 1968. Since 2014, he had been Chief of the Amiri Diwan, an office that liaises interactions between the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, government ministries and non-government entities. In fact, he began working for the then Sheikh Tamim since March 2006, when he joined his office at the Diwan.
At the sworn-in ceremony, Qatar’s Deputy Emir, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, was likewise present.
For further information:
Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/خالد_بن_خليفة_بن_عبد_العزيز_آل_ثاني
Diwan Al Amiri: https://diwan.gov.qa/briefing-room/news/general/lg/january/28/lg07
