Qatar News

New Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Established in Qatar

As of October 1, the Qatari ministry formerly known as the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing officially became the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al-Dhabit Al-Dousari remained Ministry during the transition. Most of the functions of the transformed ministry will remain the same, with the exception of the creation of three undersecretary positions, the creation of a new National Manpower Development Department, and a separate Private Organizations and Establishments Departments. Specific functions and organizational structure of the new ministry may be found in Emiri Decree no (23) for the year 2007.