Hind Abdul Rahman al-Muftah
Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva
In office
2022–
Member of the Consultative Assembly
In office
2017–2021

Hind Bint Abdul Rahman al-Muftah (Arabic: هند عبد الرحمن المفتاح) is a Qatari academic, researcher, politician, and diplomat. In 2017 she was one of four women appointed to the Consultative Assembly, becoming one of the country's first female parliamentarians. In June 2022 she was appointed as a Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Biography

After leaving school, al-Muftah planned to study medicine at the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain as the subject was not taught at Qatar University at the time.[1] However, following a last-minute change of heart, she decided to study public administration at Qatar University.[1] She was subsequently appointed as a teaching assistant at the university, and went on to obtain a master's degree and then a PhD at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom in 2004.[1][2]

After completing her doctorate, al-Muftah became an HR manager at Qatar University until 2008.[2] In 2020 she became an advisor to the Minister of Commerce, and in 2012 began working Qatar Rail,[1] later becoming an associate professor and Vice President of Financial and Administrative Affairs at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, where she lectures in the School of Public Administration and Development Economics.[1] She also became president of the Library and Information Society of Qatar.[1]

Al-Muftah was appointed to the Consultative Council in November 2017 by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[3] In June 2022 she was appointed Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[4] She lost a bid to become chair of the UN Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in 2022, after it was revealed that she had made a series of antisemitic and homophobic comments.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dr. Hend Abdulrahman Al-Muftah Women of Qatar, 10 March 2019
  2. 1 2 Dr. Hind Abdul Rahman Mohammed Muftah Al Saheeefa
  3. ↑ Qatar appoints four women to Shura Council Al Jazeera, 9 November 2017
  4. ↑ Amir appoints Permanent Representative of Qatar to European Headquarters of UN in Geneva The Peninsula, 6 June 2022
  5. ↑ "Qatar's envoy loses bid for human rights post, called Jews 'enemies' & gays 'disgusting'". UN Watch. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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