Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah | |
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خالد بن محمد العطية | |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense | |
Assumed office 27 January 2016 | |
Monarch | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
Prime Minister |
Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani |
Preceded by | Hamad bin Ali Attiyah |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 26 June 2013 – 27 January 2016 | |
Monarch | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
Prime Minister | Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani |
Preceded by | Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani |
Succeeded by | Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1 September 2011 – 26 June 2013 | |
Monarch | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
Prime Minister | Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani |
Preceded by | Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Doha, Qatar | 9 March 1967
Alma mater |
King Faisal Air Academy Beirut Arab University Cairo University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Qatar |
Branch/service | Qatar Air Force |
Years of service | 1987–1995 |
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah ( Arabic: 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. [1]
Al Attiyah was born on 9 March 1967. [2] His family belongs to the Banu Tamim tribe to which the ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, also belong. [3] His father was the founder of the Qatar Armed Forces. [4]
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. [5] He holds a master's degree in public law (1991) and a PhD in law (2006), both of which he received from Cairo University. [5]
Al Attiyah started his career as a fighter pilot and joined Qatar's air force where he served from 1987 to 1995. [2] He left the air force and established a law firm in 1995. [5] From 2003 to 2008, he served as the president of the National Committee for Human Rights. [2] During the same period he also owned a law firm. [4]
Then Al Attiyah served as the minister of state for international cooperation from 2008 to 2011. [5] During his tenure he also served as acting minister for business and trade. [6] In 2009, he became a member of Silatech's board of trustees. [5] He is also a member of the board of directors and chairman of the executive committee of the Diar company, and a member of the board of directors of the Qatar electricity and water company. [7]
In a cabinet reshuffle in September 2011, Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for foreign affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. [8] [9] On 26 June 2013, Al Attiyah was named as the minister of foreign affairs in a cabinet reshuffle. [10] He replaced Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani in the post. [11] The cabinet is headed by Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani. [12]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 27 January 2016, Al Attiyah was replaced as minister of foreign affairs by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. [13] [14] In the same reshuffle Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for defense. [13] [14]