Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani

Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani (Arabic: علياء بنت أحمد آل ثاني; born 1974) is a Qatari diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations.[1]

Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani
Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations
Assumed office
24 October 2013
Preceded byMeshal Hamad M.J. Al-Thani
Personal details
Born
Alya (or Aliya) bint Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani

1974 (age 48–49)
Doha, Qatar
Alma materSOAS, University of London and Qatar University

Personal

Her father, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, is a former diplomat.[2] Her uncle also served as a diplomat.[3] 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.[4]

Career

From October 2003 to May 2004, she served as a senior specialist in the General Secretariat of the International Relations Department of the Board of Governors.[5] Then she served as Deputy Director from June 2004 to August 2006, and later as director of the child's rights division of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs from September 2006 to March 2007.[1] 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. In August 2011, she became the Ambassador to the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a position she held until October 2011.[5] On 24 October 2013, she was announced as the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN in New York.[1][6][7] She was also the first ambassador to be appointed as the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva.[8][9]

In 2013, Al Thani was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[10]

In 2017, she chaired the fiftieth session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development[11][12] and co-organized the meetings to assess the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.[6]

In 2018, she co-organized the intergovernmental consultations to review the reform of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[13]

In June 2021, she was appointed Chairperson for the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.[14]

In November 2021, Al Thani was appointed by Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, to co-chair the intergovernmental negotiations on the United Nations Security Council reform.[15][16][17]

See also

References
  1. "New permanent representative of Qatar presents credentials". United Nations. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. "Her Excellency Sheikha Alya". qlife.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. "Qatar's UN ambassador looks to break barriers". Al Monitor. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. "Alya Ahmed Saif al-Thani (Qatar) Chair of Sixth Committee". United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. "Global & Gulf Regional Strategies for Security and Justice in an Age of Uncertainty". stimson.org. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. "New Permanent Representative of Qatar Presents Credentials". United Nations. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. "Equality, empowering women is central pillar in QNV 2030". The Peninsula. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. "Equality and empowering women is central pillar in Qatar National Vision". Gulf Times. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. "Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani". International Association of Women Judges. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. "Briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fiftieth session of the Commission on Population and Development". United Nations. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. "Qatar to chair UN meeting on population". The Peninsula. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  13. "Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 61/16 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council" (PDF). United Nations. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. "20th plenary meeting (A/C.6/75/SR.20)". United Nations. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  15. "Sheikha Alya appointed to UNSC reform mission". Gulf Times. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  16. "Objections of naysayers of reform 'remain frozen in time': India at United Nations". vnexplorer.net. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  17. "Objections Of Naysayers Of Reform "Remain Frozen In Time": India At UN". NDTV. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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