Qatar: New head of Emiri diwan

Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on 27 October finally appointed a new head of his powerful Emiri Diwan, Sheikh Saud Bin Abdulrahman Bin Hassan Bin Ali Al-Thani, who has been assistant head since September 2019. Long-standing diwan chief Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa was appointed prime minister and interior minister in January, when Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser retired.