Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud chaired the cabinet's regular weekly meeting at its Emiri Diwan premises.
After the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister said the cabinet reviewed topics on the agenda as follows:
First: Taking the necessary measures to pass a draft law on the National Address, after reviewing the Advisory Council's recommendation. The draft law defines the National Address as a data taken by the assigner, through which his transactions with governmental and non-governmental entities are made. The assigner is a natural or legal person, whether he is a citizen or an expatriate, or who legally represents him.
He shall submit to the competent administrative unit of the Ministry of Interior his national address, according to the manner and during the period specified by MOI. Judicial declarations and official notifications made at the national address shall be considered valid and productive for all its legal effects.
Second: Approving of a draft law regulating higher education. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education prepared a draft law aimed at regulating the work of higher education institutions and determining the mechanism for obtaining the necessary licenses to carry out their work.
Under the terms of the project, a council called the Higher Education Policy Council, headed by the Minister of Education and Higher Education, will be established in the Ministry. It will include a vice president, nine members with experience and high academic status in higher education affairs, Representatives of the ministry, heads of state and private higher education institutions.
The Council shall have a number of functions, including the adoption of policies and strategies of higher education, proposals for the establishment of governmental institutions and programs in accordance with the policy of higher education of the state and its needs, the standards and procedures for licensing private institutions as well as granting and revocation of licenses of private institutions and their programmes.
Third: Approving A draft Cabinet's decision to establish a committee for the policies of financing state projects. Under the project, a committee called the "Committee on Policies for Financing State Projects" shall be formed, headed by the Minister of Finance, a representative of Qatar Central Bank and the membership of a representative of Qatar Investment Authority and Qatar Petroleum. The committee shall be responsible for examining financing strategies and plans for securing the loans required by a number of entities, including ministries, government agencies and public bodies and institutions. It aims to avoid the negative effects of competition on the available liquidity to borrow from domestic and international finance markets as well as monitoring existing borrowings and following up on their repayment. In order to do so, the Committee shall undertake all necessary work to carry out its functions.
