Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Abdulla (born 15 January 1949) is a

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

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Career

Ghaffar Abdulla joined the foreign Service in 1975. From 1977 to 1979 he was employed at the Embassy in

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, Jordan. From 1979 to 1984 he was a member of Bahrain's delegation to the

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, and took part in the

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Summit Conferences, as well as those of the

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and

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. From August 1990 to 1994 he was Bahrain's Permanent Representative united at the

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. From 1994 to April 2001 he was Ambassador in

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, with concurrent

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) from 1996 and

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(

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) from 1998. He was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (a rank comparable to deputy secretary of state) three times, on 17 April 2001, 11 November 2003, and again on 14 January 2005. He was appointed Minister of Information on 11 December 2006. From 2008 to 2009 he was Ambassador in

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) and concurrent representative to the

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and non-resident Ambassador to

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. From 9 December 2009 to 5 February 2015 he was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies. From 29 June 2009 to 6 December 2014 he was an Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs to

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 1999. He is a member of the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty. Early life and education Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was born on 28 January 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain. ...

(Royal Decree n°57)The Washington Almanac of International Trade & Business, 1995
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.Bahrain's ambassador presents credentials to French President, 09/09/2015

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References

1949 births Living people Permanent representatives of Bahrain to the United Nations Ambassadors of Bahrain to the European Union Ambassadors of Bahrain to the United States Ambassadors of Bahrain to Belgium Ambassadors of Bahrain to Canada Ambassadors of Bahrain to Argentina Ambassadors of Bahrain to Luxembourg Ambassadors of Bahrain to France Binghamton University alumni {{Bahrain-bio-stub