Qatar Emir al-Thani appoints Ali bin Ahmad al-Kuwari as finance minister in reshuffle
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 01:09 | 19 October 2021
- Modified Date: 01:09 | 19 October 2021
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has appointed Ali Bin Ahmad Al-Kuwari as finance minister in a government reshuffle, according to a statement issued by the emiri court on Tuesday, following the previous minister's arrest in May.
Al-Kuwari had been serving as commerce and industry minister and as acting finance minister before the reshuffle.
His predecessor in the finance ministry, Ali Sherif al-Emadi, was arrested over embezzlement allegations and stripped of his duties in May. Reuters has previously been unable to contact him while he is in police custody.
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