Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah

Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah
عبدالرحمن بن حمد العطية
Attiyah in 2010
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
In office
1 April 2002 – 1 April 2011
Preceded byJamil Ibrahim Hejailan
Succeeded byAbdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Minister of State
In office
1 December 2001 – 1 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1950-04-15) 15 April 1950 (age 74)
Doha, Qatar
ChildrenSix (2 boys 4 girls)
Residence(s)Doha, Qatar
Alma materUniversity of Miami

Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن حمد العطية; born 15 April 1950) is a Qatari diplomat who served as the fourth secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Early life and education

Attiyah was born in 1950.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science and geography from the University of Miami.[2]

Career

Attiyah started his career in 1972, joining the minister of foreign affairs.[3] From 1974 to 1981, he served as the Qatar's consul general in Geneva as well as ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations .[3] He also served as Qatar's permanent representativeto the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.[3] From 1981 to 1984 he was Qatari ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He served simultaneously as the non-resident ambassador of Qatar to the Republic of Djibouti.[3] From 1984 to 1990, he acted as Qatar's permanent representative to UNESCO. From 1984 to 1992 he served as Qatari ambassador to France.[3] He was the undersecretary of the foreign ministry from 1998 to 2002.[2]

Attiyah also served as the secretary general of the GCC.[4] He was appointed to the post on 1 April 2002.[5] He was succeeded by Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in the post on 1 April 2011.[6][7]

After his tenure at the GCC, Qatar announced its intention to nominate Attiyah as Arab League secretary general.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Bob Reinalda; Kent Kille (21 August 2012). "Biographical Dictionary of Secretaries-General of International Organizations" (PDF). IO BIO Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Profiles". ECSSR. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "People". Gulf Research Center. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ^ "GCC pledges support for leadership". Gulf Daily News. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
  5. ^ Toumi, Habib (29 November 2009). "Oman endorses Al Mutawa". Gulf News. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani takes over as GCC Secretary General". Bahrain News Agency. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Qatar to nominate diplomat for Arab League chief". Daily News Egypt. Cairo. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. ^ Ferris, Claire (5 April 2011). "Top Qatari diplomat to be nominated as Arab League chief". Arabian Business. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Qatar to nominate diplomat for Arab League chief". Daily News Egypt. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.