The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الخارجية) is the ministry responsible for handling Qatar's external relations as well as its diplomatic efforts, including the maintenance of its

diplomatic missions A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...

across the globe. As a perk related to its position, the Minister of Foreign Affairs gets to set the central agenda for the nation's propaganda outlet Al-Jazeera. The current minister is

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani ( ar, محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسم آل ثاني; born 1 November 1980) is a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician, currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister, since 15 Nove ...

History

Qatar was a part of the

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until the end of

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, at which point it became a

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under

British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was hims ...

. After achieving full independence from the

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in 1971, the Qatari government established an independent foreign ministry.

List of ministers

Source: *1971–1972: Sheikh

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bi ...

*1972–1985: Sheikh

Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani ( ar, سحيم بن حمد بن عبد الله بن قاسم آل ثاني; 1933 – 21 August 1985) was a member of the ruling family of Qatar who served as the country's foreign ...

*1985–1989: Sheikh

Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif bin Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani, GBE (ca. 12 November 1985) was born in 1946. He is the grandson of Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani. Career He was educated at University of London. Al Thani has held the following posts: ...

*1989–1990: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah *1990–1992: Mubarak Ali al-Khater *1992–2013: Sheikh

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Mohammed bin Thani Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني; born 1959), also known informally by his initials HBJ, is a Qatari politician. He was the Prime Minister of Qatar from 3 April ...

*2013–2016:

Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah ( ar, خالد بن محمد العطية; born 9 March 1967) is a Qatari politician who was minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to January 2016. He has been minister of state for defense since January 2016. ...

*2016–present: Sheikh

References

Government ministries of Qatar

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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History

List of ministers

See also

References