Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
{{Short description|Qatari politician (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on 19 December 2023 - (cropped).jpg
| office = Minister of State for Defence Affairs
| monarch = Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
| primeminister = Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
| predecessor = Hamad bin Ali Attiyah
| term_start = 27 January 2016
| term_end = 12 November 2024
| office1 = Deputy Prime Minister
| monarch1 = Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
| predecessor1 =
| term_start1 = November 2017
| term_end1 = 12 November 2024
| office2 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| monarch2 = Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
| primeminister2 = Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
| predecessor2 = Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
| successor2 = Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
| term_start2 = 26 June 2013
| term_end2 = 27 January 2016
| office3 = Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
| monarch3 = Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
| primeminister3 = Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
| predecessor3 = Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
| successor3 = Office abolished
| term_start3 = 1 September 2011
| term_end3 = 26 June 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Doha, Qatar
| death_date =
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| residence =
| alma_mater = King Faisal Air Academy
Beirut Arab University
Cairo University
| spouse =
| nationality = Qatari
| children =
| allegiance = {{flagu|Qatar}}
| branch = {{flagicon image|Air Force Ensign of Qatar.svg}} Qatar Air Force
| serviceyears = 1987–1995
| website =
| footnotes =
| caption = Al Attiyah in 2023
| native_name = {{nobold|خالد بن محمد العطية}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| successor = Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
| successor1 = Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
}}
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah ({{langx|ar|خالد بن محمد العطية}}; born 9 March 1967) is a Qatari politician who was minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to January 2016. He had been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs between January 2016 and 12 November 2024.{{cite web|title=Minister of State for Defence Affairs |url=https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/ministries/minister-of-state-for-defence-affairs/
|work=Government Communications Office}}{{Cite web |title=His Highness the Amir issues Order reshuffling the Cabinet |url=https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/top-news/his-highness-the-amir-issues-order-reshuffling-the-cabinet/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Government Communications Office |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Al Attiyah was born on 9 March 1967.{{cite web|title=Minister of State for International Cooperation|access-date=20 April 2013 |url=http://english.mofa.gov.qa/orgchart.cfm?id=271|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|archive-date=18 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018223726/http://english.mofa.gov.qa/orgchart.cfm?id=271}} His family belongs to the Banu Tamim tribe to which the ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, also belong.{{cite news|title=The Attiyah Clan|work=APS Review Gas Market Trends|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/QATAR+-+The+Attiyah+Clan.-a0107984424|access-date=18 August 2013|date=22 September 2003}} His father was the founder of the Qatar Armed Forces.
He received a bachelor's degree in air science from King Faisal Air Academy in 1987 and also, a law degree from Beirut Arab University in 1993. He holds a master's degree in public law (1991) and a PhD in law (2006), both of which he received from Cairo University.
Career
Al Attiyah started his career as a fighter pilot and joined Qatar's air force where he served from 1987 to 1995. He left the air force and established a law firm in 1995.{{cite web|title=About Us|work=Sila Tech
|url=http://www.silatech.com/home/about-us/executive-committee/h-e-dr-khalid-bin-mohamed-al-attiyah|access-date=20 April 2013|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001155401/http://www.silatech.com/home/about-us/executive-committee/h-e-dr-khalid-bin-mohamed-al-attiyah|archive-date=1 October 2012}} From 2003 to 2008, he served as the president of the National Committee for Human Rights. During the same period he also owned a law firm.{{cite book|title=The Glass Palace: Illusions of Freedom and Democracy in Qatar|year=2012|publisher=Algora|location=New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T0dj7JHHsJEC|author=Nasser M. Beydoun
|author2=Jennifer Baum|isbn=9780875869568}}
File:Secretary Pompeo meets with Qatari Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiya (49018786162).jpg Michael R. Pompeo at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on 5 November 2019]]
Then Al Attiyah served as the minister of state for international cooperation from 2008 to 2011. During his tenure he also served as acting minister for business and trade.{{cite web|title=Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah|website=worldpolicyconference.com |url=https://www.worldpolicyconference.com/khalid-bin-mohammed-al-attiyah/|access-date=20 December 2023}} In 2009, he became a member of Silatech's board of trustees. He is also a member of the board of directors and chairman of the executive committee of the Diar company, and a member of the board of directors of the Qatar electricity and water company.{{cite web|title=Speakers|year=2012
|url=http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/islamic-world/iwf-2012-speakers|work=Brookings Institution|access-date=20 April 2013|url-status=dead
|archive-date=10 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310003657/http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/islamic-world/iwf-2012-speakers}}
In a cabinet reshuffle in September 2011, Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for foreign affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.{{cite news|author=Habib Toumi
|title=Deputy premier appointed in Qatar limited cabinet reshuffle|newspaper=Gulf News|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/qatar/deputy-premier-appointed-in-qatar-limited-cabinet-reshuffle-1.870878|access-date=20 April 2013|date=21 September 2011|location=Manama}}{{cite news
|access-date=20 April 2013|work=Doha News|title=Qatar's crown prince reshuffles some cabinet positions, naming new Deputy PM|url-status=dead
|url=http://dohanews.co/post/10439505068/qatars-crown-prince-reshuffles-some-cabinet-positions|archive-date=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926205736/http://dohanews.co/post/10439505068/qatars-crown-prince-reshuffles-some-cabinet-positions}} On 26 June 2013, Al Attiyah was named as the minister of foreign affairs in a cabinet reshuffle.{{cite news|title=Qatar's new Emir Sheikh Tamim unveils new cabinet|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23071586|access-date=27 June 2013|work=BBC|date=26 June 2013}} He replaced Hamad bin Jassim in the post.{{cite news|author=Sami Aboudi|date=26 June 2013|work=Reuters|title=Qatar drops influential prime minister in cabinet reshuffle|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-emir-cabinet-reshuffle-idUSBRE95P0YU20130626|access-date=27 June 2013}} The cabinet is headed by Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani.{{cite news|access-date=27 June 2013|work=Al Bawaba|title=Qatar PM replaced in cabinet reshuffle|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/qatar-pm-replaced-cabinet-reshuffle-502431|date=26 June 2013}}
In a cabinet reshuffle on 27 January 2016, Al Attiyah was replaced as minister of foreign affairs by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.{{cite news|author1=Asa Fitch|author2=Summer Said|title=Qatar Reshuffles Cabinet, Appointing New Foreign and Defense Ministers
|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/qatar-reshuffles-cabinet-1453890732|access-date=28 January 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=27 January 2016|location=Dubai}}{{cite news|title=Qatar emir names new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle|location=Doha
|url=http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/qatar-emir-names-new-foreign-minister-in-cabinet-reshuffle|access-date=28 January 2016|work=The National|date=27 January 2016}} In the same reshuffle Al Attiyah was appointed as minister of state for defense. On 12 November 2024, he was replaced by Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.{{Cite web |title=His Highness the Amir issues Order reshuffling the Cabinet |url=https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/top-news/his-highness-the-amir-issues-order-reshuffling-the-cabinet/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Government Communications Office |language=en-US}}
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