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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الخارجية) is the ministry responsible for handling Qatar, Qatar's Foreign relations of Qatar, external relations as well as its diplomatic efforts, including the maintenance of its Diplomatic missions of Qatar, diplomatic missions across the globe. As a perk related to its position, the Minister of Foreign Affairs gets to set the central agenda for the nation's propaganda outlet Al Jazeera English, Al-Jazeera. The current minister is Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. History Qatar was a part of the Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I, at which point it became a British protectorate, protectorate under British Empire, British rule. After achieving full independence from the United Kingdom in 1971, the Qatari government established an independent foreign ministry. List of ministers Source: *1971–1972: Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani *1972–1985: Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani *1985–1989: Sheikh Ahmed bin Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of Qatar
The national emblem of Qatar ( ar, شعار قطر, link=no) is one of the official symbols of the state of Qatar ( ar, دولة قطر, Dawlat Qatar). The emblem was initially adopted six years after the termination of the Protectorate#British protectorates, British protectorate, with the gained independence as a country under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, and was designed under the reign the Emir of Qatar Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in 1976. The latest version of the national emblem was unveiled on 15 September 2022 at the National Museum of Qatar. The new emblem also features the historical Qatari symbols found on the previous emblem: the founder's sword, palm trees, sea and the traditional boat, except all in the maroon colour placed against a white backdrop. The official interpretation published by the Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar, Amiri Diwan (the sovereign body and the administrative office of the Emir) is as follows. Previous version (1976–2022) The previous nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa on 27 June 1995. He died during the reign of his grandson, the current Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Early years Sheikh Khalifa was born in Doha in 1932. He was the son of Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani and grandson of Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani. Career In 1957, Khalifa was appointed Minister of Education. Then, he was appointed Deputy Emir. He was named as the heir apparent on 24 October 1960. In the 1960s, he also served as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. On 22 February 1972, Sheikh Khalifa became the Emir of Qatar, seizing power from his cousin, Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani in a bloodless coup d'état. While many Western news outlets referred to it as an overthrow, the Qatari population merely considered it to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Affairs Ministries
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a Cabinet (government), cabinet Minister (government), minister in charge of a sovereign state, state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations. The formal title of the top official varies between countries. The foreign minister typically reports to the head of government (such as prime minister or president). Difference in titles In some nations, such as India, the foreign minister is referred to as the Ministry of External Affairs (India), minister for external affairs; or others, such as Brazil and the states created from the former Soviet Union, call the position the minister of external relations. In the United States, the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state is the member of the Cabinet of the United States, Cabinet who handles foreign relations. Other common titles may include minister of foreign relations. In many countries of Latin Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Ministries Of Qatar
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Qatar
The political system of Qatar is a semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has a limited ability to reject legislation and dismiss ministers. The first general election was held in 2021. The hereditary emir of Qatar (currently, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani) holds nearly all executive and legislative authority, as well as controlling the judiciary. He appoints the prime minister and cabinet. According to Freedom House, political rights are limited. Qatar’s international politics is characterized by a strategy of balancing and alliance-building among regional and Western powers. It maintains an independent foreign policy and engages in regional balancing to secure its strategic priorities and to have recognition on the regional and international level. Legal system Sharia law is a main source of Qatari legislation acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah ( ar, 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. Early life and education Al Attiyah was born on 9 March 1967. His family belong to the Banu Tamim tribe to which the ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, also belong. His father was the founder of the Qatar Armed Forces. 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. He holds a master's degree in public law (1991) and a PhD in law (2006), both of which he received from Cairo University. Career Al Attiyah started his career as a fighter pilot and joined Qatar's air force where he served from 1987 to 1995. He left the air force and established a law firm in 1995. From 2003 to 2008, he served as the president of the National Committee for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Mohammed bin Thani Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني; born 1959), also known informally by his initials HBJ, is a Qatari politician. He was the Prime Minister of Qatar from 3 April 2007 to 26 June 2013, and foreign minister from 11 January 1992 to 26 June 2013. Early life Hamad was born in Doha, Qatar, in 1959. He is the fifth son of Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. Through his father, he is the grandson of Jaber bin Mohammed Al Thani. Jaber was a younger brother of Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the founding father of modern Qatar. Career Between 1982 and 1989, Hamad was the director of the office of the minister of municipal affairs and agriculture. In July 1989, he was appointed minister of municipal affairs and agriculture and in May 1990, he was appointed deputy minister of electricity and water along with his post as minister of municipal affairs and agriculture, where he supervised several successful projects and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mubarak Ali Al-Khater
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force. He served as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rose to the rank of air chief marshal in 1973. In 1975, he was appointed vice president by President Anwar Sadat and assumed the presidency after his assassination in 1981. Mubarak's presidency lasted almost thirty years, making him Egypt's longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha, who ruled the country for 43 years from 1805 to 1848. Less than two weeks after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat, Mubarak quickly assumed the presidency in the single-candidate 1981 referendum, and renewed his term through single-candidate referendums in 1987, 1993, and 1999. Under United States pressure, Mubarak held the country's first multi-party election in 2005, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah
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Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakistani drama film * Abdullah (band), an American metal band * Abdullah (horse) (1970–2000), a horse that competed in the sport of show jumping See also * Abdalla people, an ethnic group in Kenya * Abdollah (other) Abdollah may refer to: People * Abdollah Jassbi, Iranian academic * Abdollah Mojtabavi, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Hedayat, Iranian army general * Abdollah Movahed, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician * Abdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Bin Saif Al Thani
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif bin Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani, Order of the British Empire, GBE (ca. 12 November 1985) was born in 1946. He is the grandson of Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani. Career He was educated at University of London. Al Thani has held the following posts: *Ambassador of Qatar at the Court of St James's 1972–1973 in Netherlands. *Ambassador in Sweden 1973–1975. *Ambassador in Norway 1975–1977. *In 1978, the ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani appointed him as the Minister of State for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs 1978–1989. *Minister for Justice 1989–1995. *Minister of State Without Minister without portfolio, Portfolio since 1995. Children *Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani, Aliya bint Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1974) *Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1984) *Sheikh Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1990) *Sheikha Shua'a bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Nouf bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Dr. Dina bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Lamia b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Thani
Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani ( ar, سحيم بن حمد بن عبد الله بن قاسم آل ثاني; 1933 – 21 August 1985) was a member of the ruling family of Qatar who served as the country's foreign minister. His brother, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, was the emir of Qatar. Career Sheikh Suhaim was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1972. He served in the post until his death on 21 August 1985. He had a great deal of participation, particularly in political, humanitarian, social and cultural activities. In 1985, he plotted a coup against his brother Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani after he learned that Khalifa had named his own son, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as the heir. ''Public domain'' He had his own cache of weapons and maintained a cadre of supporters in northern Qatar. After Suhaim died suddenly of a heart attack in August 1985, his sons blamed Ghanim Al Kuwari, the minister of information and culture, for not responding p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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