Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari
| Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari | |
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| Minister for Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar | |
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In office July 1, 2008 – February 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani |
| Adviser at the Amiri Diwan (Royal Palace of Qatar) | |
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Assumed office February 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
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1 January 1948 Al Ghariyah, Qatar |
| Nationality | Qatar |
| Alma mater |
Faculty of Dar al-Ulum, Saint Joseph University, Stony Brook University. |
Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari (born January 1, 1948 in Al Ghariyah, Qatar) is a Qatari diplomat and statesman. Dr. Al-Kawari serves as an Adviser at the Amiri Diwan (Royal Palace of Qatar), and was formerly the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar (2008-2016). He was previously the Ambassador of Qatar to France, the United States, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the UN. Dr. Al-Kawari is a candidate in next election of the Director-General of UNESCO, to take place in autumn 2017. He is married and the father of three children.
Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari holds a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Islamic studies from Cairo University (Faculty of Dar al-Ulum), which he obtained in 1970. He also holds a master's degree Diploma from Saint Joseph Jesuit University in Beirut which he attended between 1974 and 1977. He then studied Political philosophy at La Sorbonne in Paris in 1980 and completed a PhD in Political science at the Stony Brook University (New York) in 1990. He speaks Arabic, English and French.
Between 1972 and 1974, he started his diplomatic career as chargé d'affaires in Lebanon. He was appointed ambassador of Qatar in Syria from 1974 to 1979 then in France (1979–84). During that time he was also non-resident ambassador in Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. From 1984 to 1990, he was Qatar's ambassador next the Headquarters of the United Nations while also running the non-resident embassies to Argentina, Brazil and Canada. He was then appointed ambassador to the United States (1990–92) and non-resident ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela.
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