Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Bahraini engineer and retired lieutenant general (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (Arabic: عبداللطيف بن راشد الزياني, English pronunciationⓘ) (born 15 April 1954) is a Bahraini engineer and retired lieutenant general. He is the foreign minister, having formerly been the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from 1 April 2011 to February 2020.[1] He was the fifth GCC secretary general and the first with military background since the GCC was established.
Quick Facts Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monarch ...
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 11 February 2020 | |
Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
Prime Minister | Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
Preceded by | Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa |
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council | |
In office 1 April 2011 – 1 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah |
Succeeded by | Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-04-15) April 15, 1954 (age 70) Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Bahrain |
Branch/service | Royal Bahraini Army |
Years of service | 1973–2010 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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