Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim
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Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim | |
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Chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar | |
Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 |
Nationality | Qatari |
Alma mater | University of Portland |
Profession | Diplomat 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Qatar Shura Council". data.ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ a b c Publitec Publications (22 December 2011). "Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008". Walter de Gruyter.
- ^ a b "The Shura Council, HE Mr. Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim". www.shura.qa. Shura Council of Qatar.
- ^ "Qatar elects first parliament speaker". 26 October 2021.