The Ministry

His Excellency Yousef bin Sultan Yousef Laram was appointed Director of Asian Affairs Department as per Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Decision No. 68 of the year 2021.

Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Appointed at Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 May 2005.
• 5 May 2005 – 3 September 2006, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar.
• 4 September 2006 – 5 July 2011, Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar.
• 7 July 2011 – 29 September 2015, member of the permanent delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York (Deputy Permanent Representative), New York U.S.A.
• 14 October 2015 – 11 July 2016, Assistant Director of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar.
• 15 July 2016 – 11 July 2017, Acting Director of International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar.
• 12 July 2017, Director of International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar. 

Committees' Membership

• 2008 – 2011, Secretary of the Committee of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• 2008 – 2011, Member and Rapporteur of the Qatari Committee on Border Demarcation between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• October 2015 - up to date, Deputy Chairman of the National Team for the UN Convention against Corruption (representing the Foreign Ministry).
• October 2016-   up to date, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee on Climate Change and Clean Development (representing the Foreign Ministry).
  

Qualifications

Holder of Bachelor's Degree – Faculty of Sharia and Law - Qatar University.

Courses

Participated in a number of courses, symposia and workshops in Qatar and abroad.