Qatar’s emir on Wednesday ordered a cabinet reshuffle in which he named a new foreign minister, according to state news agency QNA.
Foreign minister Khalid al-Attiyah was replaced with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
Attiyah was named state minister for defense affairs. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, also holds the post of defense minister.
The finance and energy portfolios were kept unchanged in the cabinet reshuffle.
The decree also merged several ministries, including communication and transport and culture, youth and sports. The public health minister was also replaced.
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