His Excellency Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah was appointed Minister of State for Defence Affairs in January 2016 and Deputy Prime Minister in November 2017.
From 2013 to 2016, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2011, he was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Council of Ministers. Between 2009 and 2012, he was the Vice-Chairman of Qatar Financial Centre Authority, and between 2009 and 2013, he was the Vice-Chairman of the Supreme Council for Information Technology and Communications. In 2009, His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs was appointed the Acting Minister of Business and Commerce; and in 2008, he held the post of Minister of State for International Cooperation.
In 2003, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs was appointed President of the National Committee for Human Rights. In 1995, he established the Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah Firm for Legal Consultations and Services, where he practiced law until 2008. His Excellency served as a fighter pilot in the Qatar Emiri Air Force from 1987 until 1995.
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs has a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Studies from King Faisal Air Academy, a bachelor’s degree in Law from Beirut Arab University, a master’s degree in Public Law from Cairo University and a PhD in Law from Cairo University.
His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was appointed as Minister of Interior in March 2023.
His Excellency previously served as Commander of Security Operations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. He was also President of the National Risk Management Team. In 2021, His Excellency assumed the position of Assistant Chairman of Tournament Operations and Safety Committee.
In 2021, His Excellency led the operations of the FIFA Arab Cup and the Formula 1 World Championship. The same year, he was appointed as a member of the supervisory committee for Qatar’s first Shura Council elections.
In 2020, he was appointed as a member of the National Security Council, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC).
Since 2015, His Excellency has also served as a Captain in the ‘Lefdawiya’ special unit, affiliated to the ‘Lekhwiya’ Internal Security Force – which he first joined as part of a constituent training course for officers graduating from civil universities. He obtained a first class with Excellence.
From 2015 to 2018, he participated in approximately 13 military training courses held in Qatar, the US and France, covering fields such as combating terrorism, sniping, urban combat, discarding and disposal of explosives, problem-solving strategies, exceptional decision-making, “Al Saiqa”, freefall parachuting, operational parachuting, diving, negotiations during terrorist attacks, VIP protection, and riot control.
His Excellency the Minister of Interior is a graduate of the US-based University of Southern California, from which he received a BA in Public Policy in 2015 and a MA in General Diplomacy in 2017. A native Arabic speaker, His Excellency is also fluent in English.
His Excellency Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari was appointed Minister of Finance in October 2021.
Prior to being appointed Minister of Finance, His Excellency held the position of Minister of Commerce and Industry from November 2018 to October 2021. From July 2013 to November 2018, he held the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar National Bank.
HE the Minister of Finance earned his bachelor’s degree in Math and Computer Science from Eastern Washington University and holds a master’s degree in Management Information System from Seattle Pacific University.
His Excellency Jassim bin Saif bin Ahmed Al Sulaiti was appointed Minister of Transport in October 2021. He was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in January 2016 after the two ministries were merged. He was appointed Minister of Transport in 2013.
His Excellency the Minister of Transport previously served as the Chairman of the Qatari-French Supreme Committee, Chairman of Mowasalat (Karwa) and member of the Supreme Council of the Military Faculty of Ahmed bin Mohammed.
Before his official position, HE the Minister of Transport started his career in the Qatar Armed Forces serving as Brigadier General and Commander of the Maintenance Arms. He has been awarded the following decorations: Commandeur of the Legion of Honour, Officier of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. During his time in the Qatar Armed Forces, he also served as Chairman of the Engineers Qualifying Committee, Chairman of the Industrialisation Committee and Member of the Investment Committee.
HE the Minister of Transport holds a master’s degree in Military Science and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya was appointed Minister of Municipality in January 2024.
Since 2018, His Excellency has been Vice Chairman of the Barwa Real Estate Company Board of Directors, where he was promoted to Chairman in 2023. In 2021, His Excellency was appointed as Deputy Chairman of Katara Hospitality, where he also served on the board.
In 2022, he joined the Board of Directors of the United Development Company and the Qatar Free Zones Authority. His Excellency is also Vice President of the Board of Directors at Al Saad Sports Club.
In January 2017, His Excellency joined the Board of the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, later becoming CEO in July 2018. During the same year, His Excellency became a member of the Board of Directors at VINCI SA.
From 2015 to 2018, His Excellency held several positions at the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), including Director of the Technical Office, and Vice President. He was then appointed as Vice Chairman of the Qatar Primary Materials Company, where he was voted as Acting CEO by the Board, until early May 2018.
In 2014, His Excellency became Acting Executive Director of the Programme Management Office of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.
His Excellency began his career as an Operations Engineer at Qatar Petroleum until 2011, later becoming a Project Engineer and then an Onshore Development and Planning Manager at RasGas in 2012.
HE the Minister of Municipality holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cardiff University.
Her Excellency Dr Hanan bint Mohamed Al Kuwari was appointed Minister of Public Health in January 2016.
Before her official position, Her Excellency the Minister of Public Health worked as Managing Director of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). She joined HMC’s Women’s Hospital in 1996 and rose through the ranks to become Managing Director in 2007. Prior to that, she worked at the World Health Organisation (WHO), and Reuters as a freelance health reporter.
HE the Minister of Public Health has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in healthcare management and additionally completed a Ph.D. in Healthcare Management from Brunel University in the UK.
His Excellency Dr Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie was appointed Minister of Municipality in October 2021. He was initially appointed Minister of Municipality and Environment in November 2018.
In January 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Rail. In addition to his duties in the Government of Qatar, HE the Minister of Municipality serves as the Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Qatar Railways Company, Qatar Rail, having held these positions since March 2011. He was previously the Group Chief Executive Officer of Barwa, Qatar’s leading real estate development and investment holding group from April 2011 until May 2014. Prior to joining Barwa, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Smeet, an affiliate of Qatari Diar Group, serving the company since its formation in 2008 until March 2011. His Excellency the Minister of Municipality has held various leadership and senior project management positions from 1996 to 2008 with the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), where he managed large infrastructure projects.
HE the Minister of Municipality holds a PhD in Administration and received a master’s degree in Business Administration in 2006, and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Qatar University in 1996.
His Excellency Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi was appointed Minister of State for Energy Affairs in November 2018.
Before his official position, His Excellency the Minister of State for Energy Affairs worked as the Managing Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Energy. Between 2006 and 2014, he was the Director of Qatar Energy’s Oil & Gas Ventures Directorate. Between 1991 and 2006, he was part of Qatar Energy’s Reservoir & Field Development Department, where he later became the Manager of Gas Development, responsible for North Field management and development.
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs has a bachelor’s degree in Energy and Gas Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in the USA.
His Excellency Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim was appointed Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs in October 2021.
His Excellency the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has held several positions related to Qatar’s Armed Forces. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in Qatar’s Armed Forces in 2016, having become the Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces in 2013. He served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training at the General Command of the Armed Forces from 1999 and held the position of Director of Air Operations until 1997. He has held a variety of other positions in the Qatar Armed Forces including Commander of the Air Operations Centre, Commander of the Air Defence Command, Operations Commander of Doha Air Base and Commander of the 7th Squadron of the Mirage-F1.
HE the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs received a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics in 1978. He previously graduated from Royal Academy Sandhurst in the UK, in 1975. He also obtained a fellowship from the Pakistani Air War College.
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al Thani was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry in October 2021.
Throughout his career, His Excellency the Minister of Commerce and Industry has held several other key supervisory positions. From March 2018 until October 2021, he was Deputy-Governor and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Central Bank and Deputy Chairman of the QFC Regulatory Authority. From November 2018 until October 2021, he also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority.
Prior to that, HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry held the position of Director of Risk Management at Qatar Central Bank until 2012. He also served for five years as the Secretary of the Personal Representative of His Highness the Amir for follow-up affairs.
Her Excellency Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi was appointed Minister of Education and Higher Education in October 2021.
Prior to this position, Her Excellency the Minister of Education and Higher Education was the President of Pre-University Education at Qatar Foundation from 2016 to 2021. At the beginning of her career, she was a teacher, a coordinator, a head of department then a vice principal at the Ministry of Education schools. She Joined Qatar Foundation in 2006 and worked in several leadership positions in the Pre-K-12 Education sector. She was a founding member of many schools under the QF umbrella and served in several national committees in the field of education.
HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts and Education from Qatar University and an EMBA from HEC Paris in Qatar.
His Excellency Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani was appointed Minister of Culture in October 2021.
His Excellency the Minister of Culture held a number of positions in the cultural field. In 2014, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Media Corporation until 2021. Prior to his official position, HE the Minister of Culture held the position of Director of the Media Development Department at Qatar Media Corporation between 2011 and 2014. Between 2010 and 2014, he worked at the Office of His Highness the Crown Prince at the Amiri Diwan. He was the Head of the Gulf and Arab Monitoring Department at the Ministry of Culture between 2006 and 2010, and a member of the Doha Capital of Culture Committee at the Ministry of Culture in 2010. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Al Jazeera Media Network and the Doha Film Institute.
HE the Minister of Culture holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Qatar University.
His Excellency Mr Ibrahim Ali Al Mohannadi was appointed Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs in January 2024.
Before assuming this position, His Excellency served as the Director of the Legal Affairs Department in the Amiri Diwan with ministerial rank from 2013 to 2024.
From 2004 to 2005, His Excellency held the rank of second lieutenant of the armed forces.
HE the Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs has a bachelor’s degree in law with honours from Durham University and a master’s degree in law with honours from Swansea University.
His Excellency Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Smaikh Al Marri was appointed Minister of Labour in October 2021.
HE the Minister of Labour was elected Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institutions from 2013 – 2015 and Chairman of the Permanent Arab Commission for Human Rights at the Arab League in 2012. He previously chaired the Sub-Committee on Accreditation from 2012 – 2015, which specialises in reviewing and accrediting national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles. He has worked on various flagship initiatives, including establishing the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions and the Asia-Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institutions.
His Excellency the Minister of Labour previously served as the President of the National Human Rights Committee of the State of Qatar, beginning in 2009. He was also the Acting Chairperson and the Secretary General of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institution (GANHRI) and the President of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions.
HE the Minister of Labour holds a PhD of Philosophy in Political Science, a master’s degree in Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
His Excellency Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai was appointed Minister of Communications and Information Technology in October 2021.
His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology currently serves as the President of the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Qatar Free Zones Authority, Member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University, and Member of the Board of Directors of Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company and a Member of the Board of Directors of Al Jazeera Media Network.
Prior to his official position, His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology has held several positions related to the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Broadband Network Company (QNBN), as well as having served in senior positions in the telecommunications company Ooredoo Qatar, formerly known as Qtel.
HE the Minister of Communications and Information Technology received a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the American University in Cairo. He also holds professional certificates in management and leadership from several institutions, including the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), the INSEAD Business School and the Carnegie Bush Institute.
Her Excellency was appointed as the Minister of Social Development and Family in October 2021.
In 2021, she was appointed as the Executive Director of Administration and Finance Division at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DIFGS), in addition to being a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Public Administration and Development Economics (SPADE) at DIFGS.
From 2016 to 2021, she undertook the executive leadership for the Orphan Care Center (Dreama).
In 2013, she led the regional advocacy campaign for Education Above All Foundation. Prior to that, in 2011, she helmed the Media and Communication Department at the Social Rehabilitation Center (Owain).
In 2008, she served as Acting Executive Director for the Childhood Cultural Centre. In 2006, Her Excellency the Minister of Social Development and Family was appointed as a member of the Childhood Committee at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs.
HE the Minister of Social Development and Family has been bestowed the title of “International Ambassador for Orphans” twice in a row by the organising committee of the Sanabil Award for Social Responsibility. She was the first woman in the GCC to receive this honour. In 2021, she received the International Social Responsibility Excellence Award. The Regional Network for Community Responsibility named Her Excellency one of the most influential Arab figures in the field of social responsibility in 2021.
HE the Minister of Social Development and Family holds an executive master’s degree in Strategic Planning and Business Administration from HEC Paris University in 2014.
His Excellency Mr Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi was appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs in June 2016 and a member of the Cabinet in January 2024. Before this, His Excellency held the position of Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which began in March 2016.
His Excellency previously served as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Athens from December 2013 to December 2016. He also served as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Rome from November 2005 to November 2013. During the same period, he was the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN in Rome. He was awarded the Merit of Grand Officer twice by the President of the Italian Republic on 16 November 2007 and 6 February 2014 during his appointment.
From September 2000 to September 2005, His Excellency was delegated to the Office of His Highness the Heir Apparent at the Amiri Diwan.
His Excellency held positions as the Consul General at the Consulate of the State of Qatar in Houston from August 1997 to August 2000 and the Second Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington from August 1994 to August 1997.
He additionally worked as the Director of the Office of the Ministry’s Undersecretaryship from 1990 to 1994 following his role as Assistant of the Director of the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs from May 1988 to January 1990. His journey as a representative of the State of Qatar began in July 1984 with his first appointment as the Third Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HE State Minister for Foreign Affairs has a bachelor’s degree in political science.
