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Name
  
Alya Ahmed


Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani

Preceded by
  
Meshal Hamad M.J. Al-Thani

Alma mater
  
SOAS, University of London and Qatar University

Education
  
SOAS, University of London, Qatar University

Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani, is a Qatari diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations.

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Personal

Her father, Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, is a former diplomat. Her uncle also served as a diplomat. She graduated with a B.S. in economics from Qatar University and obtained a M.A. in international studies and diplomacy from SOAS, University of London in 2006.

Career

From June 2004 to March 2007, Al Thani served as director of the child's rights division of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs. She served as a counselor for UN affairs from April 2007 to May 2009, before becoming an envoy in June 2009. She also served as deputy Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN from May 2010 to July 2011. On 24 October 2013, she was announced as the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN.

References

Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani Wikipedia


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