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PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
His Excellency Sheikh. Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Curriculum Vitae
Date of Birth:
1959
Political History:
- 1982-1989, Director of the Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.
- 18-7-1989, appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.
- 14-5-1990, appointed Deputy Minister of Electricity and Water for two years alongside with his post as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.
- Supervised several successful projects and developed the agricultural sector.
- Held the following posts in addition to his position as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and Deputy Minister of Electricity and Water:
- Chairman of Qatar Electricity and Water Company.
- President of the Central Municipal Council.
- Director of the Special Emiri Projects Office.
- Member of QP Board of Directors.
- Member of the Supreme Council for Planning.
- 1-9-1992, appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Kept his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the subsequent ministerial reshuffles in July 1995, October 1996 and January 1999.
- On Sept 16, 2003, he was appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister
while retaining his position as Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
- On April 3, 2007, he was appointed as Prime Minister
while retaining his position as Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
Other key positions:
- Member of the Supreme Defence Council, which was established in 1996.
- Head of Qatar's Permanent Committee for the Support of Al Quds, which was formed in 1998.
- Member of the Permanent Constitution Committee formed in 1999.
- Member of the Ruling Family Council established in 2000.
- Member of the Supreme Council for the Investment of the Reserves of the State, which was established in 2000.
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