Re: Wadah Khanfar, I've no idea what's going on internally, but there was an article in one of the local papers recently about Al Jazeera management:

Al Jazeera board formed
Web posted at: 5/16/2007 2:2:47
Source ::: QNA/ Reuters
doha • The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued the Emiri Decision No 28 of the year 2007 forming Al Jazeera Satellite Network board of directors.

The Emiri decision provided that Al Jazeera board of directors be formed as follows: H E Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman; Ahmad Abdullah Al Kholeifi, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director; Hamad Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, member; Abdullah Mubarak Al Kholeifi, member; Mahmoud Shamam, member; Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, member; and Mariam Rashed Yousuf Al-Khater member. The Emiri decision also provided that the board term would be three years.

[Source: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&sub... ]

It's public knowledge that Wadah Khanfar hasn't been appointed to the board of directors.