Ministry of Foreign Affairs

His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Date of Birth:
- 1959.

Political Career:
- 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 Qatar Petroleum 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.
- He maintained his portfolio as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs on 2nd of July 2008.

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.

His Excellency Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Council of Ministers

Date of Birth:
- Born in 1953.

Education:
- BA in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Cairo University (1976).
- MA in Economics, with honors, Central Michigan University (1981).

Political History:
- Started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the rank of Third Secretary (1976).
- Head of the Economic Affairs Section and representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Qatari National Committee of Education, Culture and Sciences (1983).
- Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Sultanate of Oman (1984-1986).
- Resident Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States of America, as well as Non-Resident Ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela (1987-1989).
- Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989-1995).
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1995).
- Retained his post in 1996.
- Member of the Council of Ministers in 1999.
- He maintained his portfolio as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 2nd of July 2008.