Qatar replaces prime minister

摘要

Qatar’s new ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has named a new 20-member cabinet led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Nassir al-Thani as prime minister and interior minister. He replaces former veteran prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, who was largely in charge of Qatar’s foreign policy and its active support of rebellions in Libya and Syria. The departing prime minister oversaw the establishment and expan- sion of Qatar’s $100bn-200bn sovereign wealth fund QIA, which has invested much of the country’s LNG revenues abroad, helping leverage Qatar’s eco- nomic power.