Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi

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Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
30 June 2016
MonarchTamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Prime MinisterAbdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)

Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi (born 1957) is the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. He was appointed as minister on 30 June 2016 and was made a member of the cabinet on 8 January 2024.[1][2]

Education[edit]

Al Muraikhi holds a Bachelor of Political Science.[1]

Career[edit]

Al Muraikhi started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984 as a secretary.[1]

From 1988 until 1990, he was Assistant of the Director of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and until 1994, he served as Director of the Office of the Ministry’s Undersecretaryship.[1]

Between 1994 and 2000, he worked at the Qatari embassy in Washington and the consulate in Houston.[1][3]

From 2000 until 2005, he worked at the Amiri Diwan.[1]

From 2005 until 2013, Al Muraikhi served as ambassador of Qatar in Italy.[3][4] Additionally, he was the permanent representative of Qatar to the UN in Rome.[1]

In 2013, he was appointed Ambassador in Greece.[1][5][6]

In March 2016, Al Muraikhi returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed as assistant to the minister.[1][3]

Since June 2016, Al Muraikhi has been Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.[1][3][7]

In January 2024, he was made a member of the cabinet.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "State Minister for Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.qa. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Cabinet reshuffle: ministers take oath". Gulf Times. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Khatri, Shabina S. (2016-07-01). "Qatar's foreign affairs ministry adds a state minister". Doha News. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ^ "Former Ambassadors". rome.embassy.qa. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  5. ^ "Former Ambassadors". athens.embassy.qa. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  6. ^ "Qatar's Foreign Minister is on a Working Visit in Bulgaria - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  7. ^ "Muraikhi new Minister of State for Foreign Affairs". Qatar Tribune. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.