Qatar's ruler named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the the state's new prime minister and interior minister.
New Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani previously worked in the gas industry, heading up the office of gas-rich Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
New Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid took the oath of office before the emir, in a ceremony also attended by Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani.
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