Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim
Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim | |
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| Chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Nationality | Qatari |
| Alma mater | University of Portland |
| Profession | Diplomat and politician |
Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim (born in 1955) is a Qatari politician and diplomat, and the current chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar since October 2021.
He has a political science degree from University of Portland, USA, in 1980. He served in the diplomatic corps in the ministry of foreign affairs, and in Qatar Embassy in Washington D.C., Riyadh and Jeddah. From 1996 to 1999 he was under-secretary of ministry of electricity and water. In January 1999 he was appointed as minister of justice, a position which he held until 2013.
On 26 October 2021 he was elected as the chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Qatar.