Background
Ghaffar, Muhammad Abdul was born on January 15, 1949 in Manamah, Bahrain.
Ghaffar, Muhammad Abdul was born on January 15, 1949 in Manamah, Bahrain.
Bachelor, Poona University, India, 1974. Master of Arts, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1991.
Teacher, Bahrain, 1967-1969. Political editor Sada al-Usbou, 1974. Joined as attache Foreign Ministry, 1975, 2d secretary liaison officer, 1975-1976, senior 1st secretary Economic Directorate, 1984-1986, senior 1st secretary international affairs and international organizations, 1987-1988, counsellor, senior counsellor, 1988-1990.
2nd secretary Bahraini Embassy, Amman, Jordan, 1977-1978. 1st secretary Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York City, 1979-1984, permanent representative, 1990-1994. Ambassador to the United States Washington, since 1994.
Non-resident ambassador to Canada, since 1996, Argentina, since 1998.
Married; 5 children.