Ambassador's Biography

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Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari

Curriculum Vitae

Date of Birth:
  • Born in 1958.
Social Status:
  • Married with five children.
Languages:
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.
Academic Qualifications:
  • He received his Bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Portland in 1980.
  • In 1990, he received a Master’s degree in international relations from the University of Madrid.
Official Posts and Ranks:
  • In December 2013, H.E. Mohammed Al Kuwari was appointed to serve as the Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Washington, DC.
  • Ambassador Al Kuwari served for a decade as Qatar’s Ambassador to France and accredited to Switzerland and the Holy See.
  • In 2007, he became non-resident Ambassador to Monaco and Portugal.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981 as Third Secretary.
  • He was first posted in Washington DC, from 1981 to 1986, and in Madrid from .
  • Chief of the Information Department of the Cooperation Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from .
  • Post in Tehran from .
  • Ambassador Al Kuwari served as Deputy Head of Cabinet from , Director of European and American Affairs from and again from .
  • Member of the Diplomatic Consular Services from .
  • Head of delegation of the Qatari political and strategic dialogue with France from .
Decorations and Medals:
  • Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France in 1998.
  • Medal of friendly cooperation from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998.
  • Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great from the Holy See in 2006 and Grand Cross of the Order of Merit from Portugal in 2012.
  • In 2007, the President of France presented him with an officer badge of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France.