The Ministry

H.E. Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al-Muraikhi was appointed a member of the Cabinet on 8 January 2024, and has served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 29 June 2016, having previously served as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs from March 2016.

Under the supervision of H.E. the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs manages all the work of the Ministry within the framework of its general policy.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Political Science, Seattle Pacific University, United States of America (1984)

Work Experience

• Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Cabinet Since 8 January 2024
• Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Since 29 June 2016
• Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 2016 – June 2016
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the State of Qatar in Athens December 2013 – March 2016
• Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Rome November 2005 – 2013
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the State of Qatar in Rome November 2005 – 2013
• Seconded to the Office of His Highness the Heir Apparent, Amiri Diwan September 2000 – 2005
• Consul General, Consulate of the State of Qatar in Houston August 1997 – August 2000
• Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington August 1994 – August 1997
• Director of the Office of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 1990 – August 1994
• Assistant Director of the Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 1989 – January 1990
• Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1984

Diplomatic Ranks

• Appointed to the rank of Ambassador in 2003
• Amiri Decree appointing him to the rank of Undersecretary in 2008
• Amiri Decree appointing him to the rank of Minister in 2016

Awards and Honours

• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, awarded by the President of the Italian Republic, 16 November 2007
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, awarded by the President of the Italian Republic, 6 February 2014

Other Participations

• Participated in numerous regional and international conferences