Ambassador of Qatar to China | |
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Inaugural holder | Mohammed Sa'ad al-Fahid |
Formation | August 23, 1989 |
The Qatari ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Doha to the Government of the People's Republic of China who also serves as the official representative to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. [1] The governments in Doha and Beijing established diplomatic relations in July 1988. [2]
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of prime ministers of Qatar | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
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August 23, 1989 | Mohammed Sa'ad al-Fahid | Mohammed Sa'ad al-Fahid, first ambassador of the State of Qatar to China. [3] | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Li Peng | |
January 1, 1990 | Taofeite Halide | [4] | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Li Peng | |
December 27, 1995 | Mohammed Abdul-Ghani | On December 27, 1995, he was accredited. [5] [6] | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | Li Peng | |
December 3, 1999 | Saleh Abdulla Al-Bouanin | [7] | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani | Zhu Rongji | |
December 28, 2005 | Abdulla Abdulrahman Al Muftah | [8] | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani | Wen Jiabao | |
March 1, 2012 | Hamad M Al-Khalifa | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani | Wen Jiabao | ||
March 2, 2015 | Salmeen Al Mansouri | Emiri Decision No 144 for 2013 appointing Sultan Salmeen Saeed al-Mansouri as ambassador of Qatar to China. | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani | Li Keqiang | |
July 26, 2019 | Mohamed Al-Dehaimi | [9] | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (until January 28, 2020) Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (until March 7, 2023) Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani | Li Keqiang (until March 11, 2023) |
Foreign relations of Qatar is conducted through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Arab states were among the first to recognize Qatar, and the country gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League after achieving independence in 1971. The country was an early member of OPEC and a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Diplomatic missions to Qatar are based in its capital, Doha.
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China – Qatar relations are the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the State of Qatar. China has an embassy in Doha, while Qatar has an embassy in Beijing. With diplomatic relations first formed in 1988, Qatar is a strategic ally of China, and the two countries maintain a strong relationship.
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