H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born in 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 in addition to 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 Acting Minister of Electricity and Water:
- Chairman of the Board of Qatar Electricity and Water Corporation.
- President of the Central Municipal Council.
- Director of the Special Emiri Projects Office.
- Member of Qatar Petroleum Board of Directors.
- On 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 First Deputy Prime Minister while retaining his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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.