Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani said in a statement posted on the station’s website that he was leaving the network “to serve my country”, without indicating which government post he was taking, according to the Reuters report.

Several ministers, including the prime minister and foreign minister, were replaced in a cabinet reshuffle that took place a day after the accession of Qatar’s new ruler.

The station did not indicate who his replacement would be, added the report.