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Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim

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Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim
Chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Preceded byAhmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
Personal details
Born1955
NationalityQatari
Alma materUniversity of Portland
ProfessionDiplomat and politician

Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim (born in 1955[1]) is a Qatari politician and diplomat, and the current chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar since October 2021.

He has a political science degree from University of Portland, USA, in 1980.[2] He served in the diplomatic corps in the ministry of foreign affairs, and in Qatar Embassy in Washington D.C., Riyadh and Jeddah.[2] From 1996 to 1999 he was under-secretary of ministry of electricity and water.[3] In January 1999 he was appointed as minister of justice,[2] a position which he held until 2013.[3]

On 26 October 2021 he was elected as the chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Qatar.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Qatar Shura Council". data.ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  2. ^ a b c Publitec Publications (22 December 2011). "Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008". Walter de Gruyter.
  3. ^ a b "The Shura Council, HE Mr. Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim". www.shura.qa. Shura Council of Qatar.
  4. ^ "Qatar elects first parliament speaker". 26 October 2021.