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Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (Arabic: خالد بن محمد العطية; born 9 March 1967) is a Qatari politician who was minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to January 2016. He has been minister of state for defense since January 2016.[1]

Early life and education

Al Attiyah was born on 9 March 1967.[2] His family belongs to the Banu Tamim tribe to which the ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, also belong.[3] His father was the founder of the Qatar Armed Forces.[4]

He received a bachelor's degree in air science from King Faisal Air Academy in 1987 and also, a law degree from Beirut Arab University in 1993.[5] He holds a master's degree in public law (1991) and a PhD in law (2006), both of which he received from Cairo University.[5]

Career

Al Attiyah started his career as a fighter pilot and joined Qatar's air force where he served from 1987 to 1995.[2] He left the air force and established a law firm in 1995.[5] From 2003 to 2008, he served as the president of the National Committee for Human Rights.[2] During the same period he also owned a law firm.[4]

Al Attiyah meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on 5 November 2019

Then Al Attiyah served as the minister of state for international cooperation from 2008 to 2011.[5] During his tenure he also served as acting minister for business and trade.[6] In 2009, he became a member of Silatech's board of trustees.[5] He is also a member of the board of directors and chairman of the executive committee of the Diar company, and a member of the board of directors of the Qatar electricity and water company.[7]

In a cabinet reshuffle in September 2011, Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for foreign affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.[8][9] On 26 June 2013, Al Attiyah was named as the minister of foreign affairs in a cabinet reshuffle.[10] He replaced Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani in the post.[11] The cabinet is headed by Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani.[12]

In a cabinet reshuffle on 27 January 2016, Al Attiyah was replaced as minister of foreign affairs by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.[13][14] In the same reshuffle Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for defense.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Minister of State for Defence Affairs". Government Communications Office.
  2. ^ a b c "Minister of State for International Cooperation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "The Attiyah Clan". APS Review Gas Market Trends. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Nasser M. Beydoun; Jennifer Baum (2012). The Glass Palace: Illusions of Freedom and Democracy in Qatar. New York: Algora. ISBN 9780875869568.
  5. ^ a b c d e "About Us". Sila Tech. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah". worldpolicyconference.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Speakers". Brookings Institution. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  8. ^ Habib Toumi (21 September 2011). "Deputy premier appointed in Qatar limited cabinet reshuffle". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Qatar's crown prince reshuffles some cabinet positions, naming new Deputy PM". Doha News. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Qatar's new Emir Sheikh Tamim unveils new cabinet". BBC. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  11. ^ Sami Aboudi (26 June 2013). "Qatar drops influential prime minister in cabinet reshuffle". Reuters. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Qatar PM replaced in cabinet reshuffle". Al Bawaba. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  13. ^ a b Asa Fitch; Summer Said (27 January 2016). "Qatar Reshuffles Cabinet, Appointing New Foreign and Defense Ministers". The Wall Street Journal. Dubai. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Qatar emir names new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle". The National. Doha. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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