Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
Mahmoud in 2011
Chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar
In office 14 November 2017 – 27 October 2021
Preceded by	Mohamed Bin Mubarak Al-Khulaifi
Succeeded by	Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanem
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
In office September 2011 – 1 November 2017
Monarchs	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Prime Minister	Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 1995 – September 2011
Monarch	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Prime Minister	Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
Succeeded by	Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
Personal details
Children	4
Alma mater	Cairo University Central Michigan University

Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud (Arabic: أحمد بن عبد الله آل محمود) is a Qatari diplomat and politician. In November 2017, he was elected as the head of the Consultative Assembly of Qatar. He was deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs from September 2011 to November 2017.

Early life and education

He holds a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Islamic studies from Cairo University and a master's degree in economics from Central Michigan University.^[1]

Career

Mahmoud began his career in the ministry of foreign affairs and worked as third secretary.^[1] He served as the ambassador of Qatar to the United States and Oman, and as a nonresident ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela.^[1] He then was appointed minister of state for foreign affairs in 1995.^[2]

He was appointed deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs in September 2011.^[3] He kept his portfolio in the cabinet reshuffle on 26 June 2013 and became deputy to Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani.^[4][5] His tenure ended on 1 November 2017.^[6] Then he was named as the chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Qatar.^[6]

Honours

In 2013, Mahmoud was awarded the Order of the Republic Class I by the President of the Republic of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir.^[7]