Al Jazeera founder, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, as the winning entry in a design competition. Al Jazeera restructured its operations to form a network that contains all their different channels. Wadah Khanfar, the then managing director of the Arabic Channel, was appointed as the director general of Al Jazeera Media Network. He also acted as the managing director of the original Arabic Channel. Khanfar resigned on 20 September 2011 proclaiming that he had achieved his original goals, and that 8 years was enough time for any leader of an organization, in an interview aired on Al Jazeera English. Ahmed
Al Jazeera English absence of alternatives, Al Jazeera English can fill a vacuum, simply because we're going in the opposite direction."<br> Tony Burman, Former Managing Director, AJE (quoted in Adbusters) Also Al Jazeera presenters can alternate between broadcast centres. Al Jazeera also shares English-speaking correspondents with Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera Turk and Al Jazeera Balkans and vice versa. Broadcast Centre: Doha: Al Jazeera English Headquarters<br> Anchors: Dareen Abughaida, Richelle Carey, Jane Dutton, Adrian Finighan, Martine Dennis, Darren Jordon, Laura Kyle, Raheela Mahomed, Rob Matheson, Sohail Rahman, Kamahl Santamaria, Folly Bah Thibault<br> Sports Desk: Andy Richardson<br> Weather Team: Richard Angwin, Everton Fox, Steff