H.E Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri

Attorney General of the State of Qatar

Name                                       : Ali Bin Mohsen Bin Fetais Al Marri

Date and place of birth              : February, 8, 1965 (Doha)

Marital status                            : Married

Present status                           : Attorney General (Minister Rank)

Education

Doctorate in International Law. Sorbonne University, France, Boundaries in the Arabic Peninsula, (1997).

Previous professional Experiences:

1. Head of the Legal Department in Al Diwan Al Amiri (Vice Minister grade) (Since Oct. 1998).
2. Legal Expert in Al Diwan al Amiri & Vice General Secretary in the Council of Ministers participating in its weekly assembly (June 1997 - October 1998)
3. Legal Expert in Al Diwan Al Amiri ( June 1997 - October 1998)
4. Legal Researcher in His Highness Office (1996-1997).
5. Professor of International Law, Qatar University (Since 1997).

Membership in distinguished National Commissions and International Bodies:

1. Member and Rapporteur, the Qatar Commission on Permanent Constitution.
2. Member UN International Law Commission (Since 2002, re-elected Nov. 2006).
3. Head of the Qatar Committee for Clearance of International Contracts and Agreements involving the State of Qatar.
4. Chief Monitor of all national and international lawsuits involving the State of Qatar.
5. Accredited Expert, the Arbitration Commercial Center of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Bahrain
6.  Arbitrator, the Arbitration Commercial Center of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Bahrain (Since Nov. 1997).
7.  Member, the Committee of Boundaries Delimitation between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
8.  Represented Qatar before the International Court of Justice: in the Qatar vs. Bahrain case.
9. Member, the French-Qatari committee for military cooperation.
10. Member, the American-Qatari Committee for military cooperation.
11. Board Member, Qatar Telecommunication (1995-2002).
12. President, the Committee preparing the Constitution of the Public Prosecution and its competences.
13. President, the Committee preparing the Constitution of the "Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature", Supreme Council of Justice and preparing the law for the independence of the Judiciary.
14. President, the Franco-Qatari Regional Conference of Justice, Doha (October 2004).
15. Member of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP since 2006).
16. Vice president, the World Summit (WS I) of General Prosecutor's, Chief Prosecutor's and Attorneys General's, Guatemala – Antigua (2004 – 2005).
17. President, the World Summit (WS II) of General Prosecutor's, Chief Prosecutor's and Attorneys General's, Doha – Qatar (2005-2007).
18. President, the Franco-Arab Conference of Justice (April 2008).
19. Decorated “Médaille de Chevalier d’Honneur” the French Republic.
20.  Decorated “Médaille de la Légion d’Honneur, grade d’Officer” the French Republic.
21. Member, the Executive Committee of IAACA (Since 2010).

Languages:

1.      Arabic

2.      French

3.      English