Qatar’s Emir Tamim Forms Cabinet Lead by Bin Nasser
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Qatar’s Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, minister of state for internal affairs, was named prime minister as the new Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani formed a cabinet, state-run Qatar News Agency said.
The new premier will replace Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, who’s led Qatar’s government since 2007 as both premier and foreign minister. The announcement came after Sheikh Tamim gave his first televised address to the nation a day after his father Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani abdicated after 18 years in power.