View Post Al Jazeera | Revolving Door Al Jazeera Director General Resigns By Alex Weprin on Jun. 26, 2013 - 4:28 PM The director general of Al Jazeera, Ahmed Bin Jassim Al Thani, resigned his post today as he was named Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of Qatar. Al Thani is a Qatari royal, and did not have television or journalism ...