Foreign minister of the State of Qatar

He was appointed in January 2016 after serving as Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs. He received a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from Qatar University in 2003. He joined the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in 2003 as an Economic Researcher and then became Director of Economic Affairs between 2005 and 2009. In June 2010, he was appointed Secretary of the Personal Representative of the Emir for Follow-up Affairs at the Emiri Diwan.