State Minister for Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi
HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, issued Amiri Order No. 1 of 2024 announcing a Cabinet reshuffle, HE Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet.
Qualifications
Bachelor in Political Science - U.S.A.
Work Experience
- Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appointed on 11 July1984.
- Assistant of the Director of the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, from 04 May1988 to 26 January1990.
- Director of the Office of the Ministry's Undersecretaryship, from 27 January 1990 to 28 August1994.
- Second Secretary at the Embassy of State of Qatar in Washington, from 29 August 1994 to 10 August 1997.
- Consul General at the Consulate of the State of Qatar in Houston, from 11 August 1997 to 31 August 2000.
- Delegated to the Office of His Highness the Heir Apparent at the Emiri Diwan during the period from 01 September 2000 to 2005.
- Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Rome, from 04 November 2005 to 2013.
- Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN in Rome, from 04 November 2005 to 2013.
- Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Athens, from 09 December 2013 to 11 December 2016.
- Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appointed on 02 March 2016.
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appointed on 30 June 2016.
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, member of the Cabinet, appointed on 08 January 2024.
Awards
- Merit of Grand Officer awarded by the President of the Italian Republic 16 November 2007.
- Merit of Grand Officer awarded by the President of the Italian Republic 06 February 2014.
Participate in several regional and international conferences.