Full Name
Dr. Majed Al-Ansari
Job Title
Adviser to the Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and Spokesperson
Current Employer
State of Qatar
Speaker Bio
Dr. Al-Ansari is the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. He was appointed as Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22 February 2022. Dr. Al-Ansari's role extends to communicating Qatar's political narrative and diplomatic discourse within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the global community. This involves actively interacting with the media, political bodies, think tanks, academic institutions, and other pertinent stakeholders. His duties also include conducting weekly media briefings for various local media outlets and news agencies accredited in Doha as well as interviews with local and international media outlets.
Previously, Dr. Al-Ansari served as the Director of Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Survey Research (SESRI) at Qatar University (QU). During his work at the university, he also served as an assistant professor at QU’s Department of International Affairs. Dr. Al-Ansari started his career as a researcher in international relations at the office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005. He also took various roles in multiple civil society institutions. He wrote regularly in Al Sharq and Al Arab national Newspapers between 2006 and 2022. He has appeared as a political commentator on many local and international media outlets.
Dr. Al-Ansari is actively engaged with various local, regional and international research centers and think tanks. He established and heads the Center for International Policy Research (CIPR), which works on political risk analysis, consulting for the government and commercial sectors, on conflicts, Track Two diplomacy, humanitarian and development issues, and management of events in the Arabian Gulf region and beyond.
Dr. Al-Ansari received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Leeds University in the UK as well as a MA and PhD in Social Change from the Cathy Marsh Institute at the University of Manchester.
Dr. Al-Ansari research focus is in GCC foreign and security policies, MENA regional issues, development/humanitarian aid, international security and conflict resolution. He is author of a book titled “Minority of Citizens: The Effects of religious, social and political values on trust in immigrants in Qatar” published in 2020. He also wrote on “The Unbridgeable Gulf: Applying Bennett’s Model of Analysis to the 2017 Gulf Crisis” published in the Journal of Balkans and Near Eastern Studies in 2021, “The New Gulf Order: Crisis, Mediation, and Reconciliation” in Middle East Policy in 2021, “Qatar’s Foreign Aid and Least Developed Countries” published in Alternatives: Global, Local, Political in 2022 and “Standing Tall Like Caesar? Qatar’s Unwavering Voice for Palestine at the United Nations” published in Third World Quarterly in 2024.
Previously, Dr. Al-Ansari served as the Director of Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Survey Research (SESRI) at Qatar University (QU). During his work at the university, he also served as an assistant professor at QU’s Department of International Affairs. Dr. Al-Ansari started his career as a researcher in international relations at the office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005. He also took various roles in multiple civil society institutions. He wrote regularly in Al Sharq and Al Arab national Newspapers between 2006 and 2022. He has appeared as a political commentator on many local and international media outlets.
Dr. Al-Ansari is actively engaged with various local, regional and international research centers and think tanks. He established and heads the Center for International Policy Research (CIPR), which works on political risk analysis, consulting for the government and commercial sectors, on conflicts, Track Two diplomacy, humanitarian and development issues, and management of events in the Arabian Gulf region and beyond.
Dr. Al-Ansari received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Leeds University in the UK as well as a MA and PhD in Social Change from the Cathy Marsh Institute at the University of Manchester.
Dr. Al-Ansari research focus is in GCC foreign and security policies, MENA regional issues, development/humanitarian aid, international security and conflict resolution. He is author of a book titled “Minority of Citizens: The Effects of religious, social and political values on trust in immigrants in Qatar” published in 2020. He also wrote on “The Unbridgeable Gulf: Applying Bennett’s Model of Analysis to the 2017 Gulf Crisis” published in the Journal of Balkans and Near Eastern Studies in 2021, “The New Gulf Order: Crisis, Mediation, and Reconciliation” in Middle East Policy in 2021, “Qatar’s Foreign Aid and Least Developed Countries” published in Alternatives: Global, Local, Political in 2022 and “Standing Tall Like Caesar? Qatar’s Unwavering Voice for Palestine at the United Nations” published in Third World Quarterly in 2024.
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