Mohammad Abdullah Abulhasan

Advisor in Al-Diwan Al-Amiri, Kuwait
Born (1943-01-12) January 12, 1943
Kuwait city, Kuwait
NationalityKuwaiti
EducationB.S in Political Science, University of Cairo, 1965
Known forKuwaiti permanent representative to the United Nations in New York
Children5

Mohammad Abdullah Abulhasan (born January 12, 1943) is a Kuwaiti former Minister and Ambassador,[1] who is currently an Advisor in the Kuwaiti Emir's palace.[2] He held several political positions in Kuwait, among which a minister in the Ministry of Information, as well as in Kuwaiti embassies in several countries.[3] Abulhasan was the Ambassador to the UN during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.[4]

Career

Abulhasan began his career as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuwait from 1965 to 1968. He subsequently joined the Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in Geneva until 1973,[5][6][7][8] before serving as First Secretary in the Kuwaiti Embassy in Tehran, Iran, from 1973 to 1975. He then served as Kuwaiti Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (1975-1978) and Yugoslavia (1978-1981). While Ambassador to Yugoslavia, he was simultaneously non-resident Ambassador for Hungary and the German Democratic Republic.

From 1981 until 2003, he was the Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, serving concurrently as non-resident Ambassador to Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and the Bahamas. During this time, Abulhasan was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York,[9] and oversaw the design and construction of the first comprehensive Islamic center in New York City, which was inaugurated by Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in 1991. He represented Kuwait at a number of international conferences, including the summits of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1983 (India), 1986 (Zimbabwe), 1989 (Yugoslavia), 1992 (Indonesia), and 1995 (Colombia).

In 2003 he was appointed Minister of Information of Kuwait,[10][11] and in 2005 became an advisor to the Kuwaiti Prime Minister. In 2007 he became an advisor at Al Diwan Al Amiri.[12][13] In 2009 he was appointed as a Special Kuwaiti Envoy to the United States.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ambassador to the U.N. from Kuwait Abulhassan spoke to reporters in the United Nations
  2. ↑ "The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada visited Canadian military personnel in Iraq and Kuwait from January 18 to 21, 2019". The Governor General of Canada official site. 18 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Kuwait's information minister has offered his resignation, the day before he was due to face questioning by parliament over morality issues
  4. ↑ Meisler, Stanley (2011). United Nations: A History. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-4529-1.
  5. ↑ U.N ambassador Mohammad Abdullah Abulhasan
  6. ↑ The Gulf Crisis H. E. Mohammad A. Abulhasan
  7. ↑ Aug. 08, 1990 - United Nations: Kuwaiti permanent representative Mohammad A. Abulhasan left and France's permanent representat
  8. ↑ Mohammad Abdullah Abulhasan was an Ambassador for the United Nations of Kuwait
  9. ↑ Mohammed A. Abulhassan, Kuwait's chief delegate to the United Nations
  10. ↑ (KUNA) -- Information Minister Mohammad Abulhasan
  11. ↑ Minister of Information Mohammad Abulhasan
  12. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/kuwait/kuwait-times/20160208/281569469770036. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ http://www.da.gov.kw/eng/highranking/personals_6.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "Mohammad Abdullah Abulhasan". C-SPAN.org. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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