Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
President of the United Nations General Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office September 14, 2011
Vice President	Mohammad Khazaee
Preceded by	Joseph Deiss
Ambassador of Qatar to the United Nations
In office September 11, 1988 – August 2, 2011
Monarch	Hamad Al Thani
Prime Minister	Abdullah bin Khalifa Hamad bin Jassim
Preceded by	Ali Hamad
Succeeded by	Meshal Hamad Al-Thani
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1952 (1952-09-15) (age 59) Doha, Qatar
Nationality	Qatari
Political party	Independent
Profession	Diplomat, Politician

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Arabic: ناصر عبد العزيز الناصر‎; born 15 September 1952)^[1] is a Qatari diplomat and the current permanent representative of Qatar to the United Nations, appointed on 11 September 1998. Prior to his current office at the United Nations, Al-Nasser had served as the ambassador to Jordan since 1993.^[1] He has worked for his country's foreign affairs department since November 1972.^[2] He is the President of the United Nations General Assembly since 14 September 2011.

Early life

He was born on 15 September 1953 in Doha, Qatar. He graduated with degrees in political science and diplomacy in 1979.

Diplomatic career

He was entered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971 and becomes Attaché at the embassy of Qatar in Beirut, Lebanon and was in office until 1974, when he became a Member of Qatar's delegation to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He was resigned in 1975 to become Attaché at the Qatari embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan for a short time. Then, he was Conseiller général at Qatar's embassy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 1975 to 1981. He was returne to Doha and was a senior employee of Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1981 to 1985 as well as Deputy Foreign Minister from 1984 to 1985. He was Ambassador of Qatar to Jordan from 1993 to 1998.

United Nations Career

In 1986, he was appointed as Minister to Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations. He was left his office in 1993 to become Ambassador to Jordan. On 11 September 1998, he was appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations by Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, then foreign minister. During his office at the United Nations, Al-Nasser has served as Chairman of the delegation of Group of 77 and China, Vice-President of the General Assembly in 2002, and President of the Security Council in December 2006.^[2]

In June 2011, he was elected to serve as President of the General Assembly for its 66th session, beginning 13 September 2011.^[3] He took office on 13 September, saying at his opening speech that the international community had an opportunity to "define our place in this decisive moment in history" and to "prove that we have the courage, wisdom and tenacity to seek creative and visionary solutions." He also added that he was "deeply committed" to working with every member state to "build bridges for a united global partnership" citing "strong collaboration and consensus-building [as...] essential for successfully moving forward the Assembly's agenda [in] this session." As is customary for all UNGA president,^{[citation needed]} Al-Nasser suggested the theme "The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes" for the General Debate during the opening session of the General Assembly. He said that "this theme has a broad and multi-faceted nature. I expect member states to touch upon different aspects of this matter through their own experience and perspective. [The UN is currently at a] critical juncture in the history of nations."^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Anonymous (11 November 2010). "Qatar: His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser". The Washington Diplomat. http://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2759:his-excellency-nassir-abdulaziz-al-nasser&catid=196&Itemid=229. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Staff writers (22 June 2011). "Qatari diplomat elected as President of next session of General Assembly". UN News Centre. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38806&Cr=general+assembly&Cr1. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
3. ^ Mu Xuequan (23 June 2011). "UN General Assembly elects Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser as president". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-06/23/c_13944562.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
4. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/14/c_131136778.htm

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ali Hamad	Ambassador of Qatar to the United Nations 1998-2011	Succeeded by Meshal Hamad Al-Thani
Preceded by Joseph Deiss	President of General Assembly 2011-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Al-Nasser, Nassir Abdulaziz
Alternative names
Short description	President of the United Nations General Assembly
Date of birth	1 September 1952
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Date of death
Place of death