Nassir Al-Nasser

September 15, 1952

Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mr. Al-Nasser entered the international arena at an early age, and was appointed Attaché at the Embassy of Qatar in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1972-1974. He was assigned to the Embassy of his country in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1975 and, later that year, was dispatched to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he served as Consul-General for Qatar through 1975-1981. Nassir Al-Nasser is the former permanent representative of Qatar to the United Nations, appointed on 11 September 1998. with Ministry Foreign Affairs Doha, 1981—1985, minister to Permanent Mission to United Nations New York City, 1986—1993. Prior to this office at the United Nations, Al-Nasser had served as the ambassador to Jordan from 1993-1998. He has worked for his country's foreign affairs department since November 1972. Ambassador, permanent representative to United Nations New York City, since 1998. Chairman Group of 77 United Nations, 2004, president security council. He was the President of the Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly from 14 September 2011 to 18 September 2012. He has contributed to advancing the multilateral agenda in the realms of peace and security, sustainable development and South-South cooperation over a career spanning nearly four decades.

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

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Background

Al-Nasser, Nassir Abdulaziz was born in September 1952.

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Graduate in Law, Beirut Arab University.

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Mr. Al-Nasser entered the international arena at an early age, and was appointed Attaché at the Embassy of Qatar in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1972-1974. He was assigned to the Embassy of his country in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1975 and, later that year, was dispatched to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he served as Consul-General for Qatar through 1975-1981.

Nassir Al-Nasser is the former permanent representative of Qatar to the United Nations, appointed on 11 September 1998. with Ministry Foreign Affairs Doha, 1981—1985, minister to Permanent Mission to United Nations New York City, 1986—1993. Prior to this office at the United Nations, Al-Nasser had served as the ambassador to Jordan from 1993-1998. He has worked for his country's foreign affairs department since November 1972. Ambassador, permanent representative to United Nations New York City, since 1998. Chairman Group of 77 United Nations, 2004, president security council. He was the President of the Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly from 14 September 2011 to 18 September 2012. He has contributed to advancing the multilateral agenda in the realms of peace and security, sustainable development and South-South cooperation over a career spanning nearly four decades.

Achievements

Honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association in New York in 2009
Honorary doctorate in international affairs from Chongqing University (China) in 2007
The Medal of Independence of the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1998)
Grand Officer, Order of Merit (Italy, 2004)
Medal of Grand Commander of the Order of Makarios The third (Cyprus, 2007)
National Order of Doctor José Matias Delgado (El Salvador, 2007)
Commander of the National Order of the Republic (Côte d’Ivoire, 2008)

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Wife:: Muna Rihani
Son:: Abdulaziz

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1993 - 1998

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September 14, 2011 - September 18, 2012

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