Doha: The Cabinet under the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday took the necessary measures to issue a draft law on civilian honours, after reviewing the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the draft law. According to provisions of the bill, civilian honours are awarded via an Emiri decision and come in the order of Sword of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani, Sash of the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Order of Al Wajba. An Emiri decision shall create other honours and specify their order.
Whoever is awarded a civilian honour receives a patent signed by the Emir and the granting decision is published in the official gazette. The Emiri Protocol Department at the Emiri Diwan is responsible for all the executive powers related to the preparation of orders, their patents, keeping them and following up on them.
The cabinet also took the necessary procedures to issue a draft law on protecting the privacy of personal data, after reviewing the Advisory Council’s recommendation on the draft law.
The Peninsula
Doha: The Cabinet under the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday took the necessary measures to issue a draft law on civilian honours, after reviewing the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the draft law. According to provisions of the bill, civilian honours are awarded via an Emiri decision and come in the order of Sword of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani, Sash of the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Order of Al Wajba. An Emiri decision shall create other honours and specify their order.
Whoever is awarded a civilian honour receives a patent signed by the Emir and the granting decision is published in the official gazette. The Emiri Protocol Department at the Emiri Diwan is responsible for all the executive powers related to the preparation of orders, their patents, keeping them and following up on them.
The cabinet also took the necessary procedures to issue a draft law on protecting the privacy of personal data, after reviewing the Advisory Council’s recommendation on the draft law.
The Peninsula
