VOL. XXXII

NO. 42

24-JULY-1989

QATAR

Cabinet Reshuffle in Qatar; Oil and Finance Minister Retains Post

Under an Amiri Decree issued in Doha on 18 July by the Ruler of Qatar, ShaikhKhalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, a major cabinet reshuffle was introduced with theappointment of 11 ministers as newcomers and the dismissal of seven from theprevious cabinet formed in September 1988. The Ruler, Shaikh Khalifah ibn HamadAl Thani, continues to assume the post of Prime Minister, and two of his sons -the Crown...