Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah
{{Short description|Qatari politician}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah
| office = State Minister for Defense
| image = Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah.jpg
| caption = Hamad Al Attiyah at the Pentagon, Oct 2015.
| nationality = Qatari
| occupation = Politician
| term_start = June 2013
| term_end = January 2016
| primeminister = Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
| monarch = Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
| successor = Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
}}
Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah ({{langx|ar|حمد بن علي العطية}}) is a Qatari politician who served as the State Minister for Defense.{{cite web|url=http://www.cm.gov.qa/English/councilofministers/Pages/TheFormationOfTheCouncil.aspx|title=The Composition of the Council|publisher=General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518182745/http://www.cm.gov.qa/English/councilofministers/Pages/TheFormationOfTheCouncil.aspx|url-status=dead}} He oversaw the deployment of Qatari forces during the Libyan Civil War as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.{{cite web|url=http://www.qatartodayonline.com/a-new-generation-at-the-helm/|title=A New Generation at the Helm|publisher=Qatar Today|date=7 August 2013|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222506/http://www.qatartodayonline.com/a-new-generation-at-the-helm/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
Career
File:Defense.gov News Photo 981011-D-2987S-007.jpg in October 1998.]]
Al Attiyah has served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces since the 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://osd.dtic.mil/photos/Oct1998/981011-D-2987S-007.html|title=Archive - People - Secretary of Defense (1998)|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114057/http://osd.dtic.mil/photos/Oct1998/981011-D-2987S-007.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} During the Libyan Civil War, which began in 2011, Al Attiyah revealed that Qatar had provided military and financial support to the Libyan rebels. He stated that "the numbers of Qataris on the ground were hundreds in every region".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/26/qatar-troops-libya-rebels-support|title=Qatar admits sending hundreds of troops to support Libya rebels|publisher=The Guardian|author=Ian Black|date=26 October 2011|accessdate=18 September 2015}}
In June 2013, shortly after the ascension of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the throne, Al Attiyah was promoted to the State Minister for Defense.{{cite web|url=http://dohanews.co/new-emir-appoints-female-cabinet-member-in-qatar/|title=New Emir appoints female Cabinet member in Qatar government shake-up|publisher=Doha News|date=26 June 2013|accessdate=18 September 2015}} He signed a $11 billion arms deal with US Defense Minister Chuck Hagel in July 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/qatar-is-trying-to-punch-above-its-weight-in-gaza-2014-7|title=Qatar Is Taking A Huge Gamble With Its Involvement In The Israel-Hamas Crisis|publisher=Business Insider|author=Simon Henderson|date=29 July 2014|accessdate=18 September 2015}} As of 2015, he was president of the multi-sports club El Jaish SC.{{cite web|url=http://www.eljaish.com/president-of-eljaish-club-honoured-qatar-cup-champions/|title=President Of Eljaish Club Honoured Qatar Cup Champions|publisher=El Jaish|date=11 May 2014|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092549/http://www.eljaish.com/president-of-eljaish-club-honoured-qatar-cup-champions/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=usurped}}
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Category:Defense ministers of Qatar
Category:People of the Libyan civil war (2011)