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DOHA: H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, named Qatar’s new Prime Minister yesterday, has long served in the Interior Ministry and is seen as close to the new Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
A minister of state for internal affairs since February 15, 1995 until he was promoted to Interior Minister as well as Prime Minister, Sheikh Abdullah has worked on organising and developing different departments within the ministry.
He graduated from Durham Military College, the UK in 1984 and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Beirut University in 1995.
Sheikh Abdullah joined the Interior Ministry where he was appointed director of special security forces in 2002, and commander of the ministry’s special forces in 2004.
In 2005, he became the minister of state for internal affairs.
Sheikh Abdullah, a father of six, has taken several courses in security in Britain, the US and France.
Educational Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Policing Science from Durham Military College, the UK, in 1984.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Beirut University in 1995.
Positions held :
• Appointed as an officer of patrols at Rescue Police Section in 1985.
• Appointed as officer of stadium security at Capital Police Section in 1989.
• Appointed as assistant commander of Support Battalion at Emergency Police Section.
• Appointed as commander of Special Operations Battalion at Special Security Force Department.
• Appointed as commander of the Special Unit at Special Security Forces Department.
• Appointed as assistant director of the Special Security Forces Department for operations affairs on 28 February 2001.
• Appointed as assistant director of the Special Security Forces Department on 11 July 2001.
• Appointed as director of the Special Security Forces Department in 2002.
• Appointed as the commander for the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) on 6 September 2004.
• Appointed as Minister of State for Interior Affairs and member of Council of Ministers on 15 February 2005.
• Chairman of Security Committee for Organising Qatar World Cup 2022.
• Chairman of National Anti- Terrorism Committee.
• Head of Security Committee for Doha Asian Games 2006.
• Head of the Committee to Protect State Properties.
• Head of Salary Revision Committee.
Other assignments:
• Represented the country at various conferences, seminars and meetings.
• Participated in drafting security agreement on countering terrorism in the GCC countries.
• Participated in the international conference on public security and terrorism, New York.
• Participated in the ‘Protection and Preventive Security’ Program, New York.
• Participated in the coordination meeting of institutions of Organization of Islamic Conference on countering international terrorism.
• Participated in the team of experts from the Interior Ministry to study the international convention on terrorism.
