DOHA, 17 September 2003 — Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al-Thani appointed his foreign and oil ministers as deputy prime ministers yesterday.
The post of prime minister has been held by a younger brother of the emir.
An official at the emiri court told Reuters Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad ibn Jassim ibn Jabr Al-Thani was appointed first deputy prime minister while Energy and Industry Minister Abdullah ibn Hamad Al-Attiyah was appointed second deputy prime minister.
