Qatar appoints new foreign minister in wide-ranging ministerial reshuffle

Qatar's emir issued a decree on Wednesday in which he named a new foreign minister, state news agency QNA reported.

The new foreign minister was named as Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani previously served as Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs, a post he had held since January 2014.

Khalid al-Attiyah, the outgoing foreign minister, was named state minister for defence affairs. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, also holds the post of defence minister.

The finance and energy portfolios were unchanged.

The decree also names Salah al-Ali as Minister of Culture and Sports; Issa al-Jafali al-Naimi Minister of Social Affairs; Jassem al-Saliti Minister of Transport and Communications; Mohammad al-Ramihi Minister of Municipal Affairs; and Hanan al-Kawari as Minister of Public Health.