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.
The president of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Jerusalem, November 2020
Zayani was born on 15 April 1954 in Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain.[1][2] He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.[3] He is also a graduate of the aeronautical engineering program, Perth Scotland (1978).[1] He received a master's degree in logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio, in 1980.[3] He also received a PhD in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California in 1986.[3] He attended command and general staff courses in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1988 and received the sword of honor along with the title of master logistician from the US Army.[3] Later, he attended leaders in development program at Harvard University in 2008.[4]
Careeredit
Zayani had work experience in Bahraini defence forces, in ministerial posts as well as in university. He became a commissioned officer in the Bahrain Defence Force in 1973.[5] His career at the Bahraini defence forces ended on 2 June 2004. Then he began to serve as the chief of public security as a major general at interior ministry in 2004.[6] He promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 2010.[4] Next, he was appointed adviser to the minister of foreign affairs in the rank of minister on 10 June 2010.[3][7] He also worked as a lecturer at Arabian Gulf University, and as mathematics and statistics professor at the University of Maryland in Bahrain, and as a quantitative methods professor at the University of Bahrain.[1]
On 1 April 2011, Zayani was appointed secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council.[5] Initially, Bahrain nominated another candidate, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa, for the post.[8][9] However, due to Qatar's strong objection to him, Zayani was later nominated by Bahrain for the post in May 2010.[10][11] Zayani replaced Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post.[12] His term is due ended on 31 March 2020.
In May 2023, he visited Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to be the first Bahraini minister of foreign affairs to visit Ukraine since the establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries in July 1992.[16]
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^ abcd. GULF Research Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^"عبد اللطيف الزياني.. خبرة عسكرية سياسية تقود خارجية البحرين". Al Ain (in Arabic). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ abcde"Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani takes over as GCC secretary general". Bahrain News Agency. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ ab"Speaker Bio". CEMC. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^"Bahrain to host top security forum". Trade Arabia. Manama. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^"HRH prince Salman receives Zayani". Bahrain News Agency. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^. Al Arabiya. Riyadh. Reuters. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^Toumi, Habib (2 November 2010). "Bahrain announces new government". Gulf News. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^"Bahrain names Al Zayani as next GCC chief". Gulf News. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^"Al Zayani is nominated as GCC secretary-general". Gulf Daily News. Manama. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^"Qatar to nominate diplomat for Arab League chief". Daily News Egypt. Cairo. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^"GCC Secretary General Al-Zayani named Bahrain's foreign minister". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^"Abdul Latif Al Zayani to be Appointed Foreign Minister of Bahrain". The Media Line. Manama. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^Michael Crowley (15 September 2020). "Trump Hosts Israel, U.A.E. and Bahrain at White House Signing Ceremony". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^"President of Ukraine had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain". president.gov.ua. 5 May 2023.
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abdullatif, rashid, zayani, arabic, عبداللطيف, بن, راشد, الزياني, english, pronunciation, born, april, 1954, bahraini, engineer, retired, lieutenant, general, foreign, minister, having, formerly, been, secretary, general, gulf, cooperation, council, from, apri. 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 Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniZayani in 2019Minister of Foreign AffairsIncumbentAssumed office 11 February 2020MonarchHamad bin Isa Al KhalifaPrime MinisterSalman bin Hamad Al KhalifaPreceded byKhalid bin Ahmed Al KhalifaSecretary General of the Gulf Cooperation CouncilIn office 1 April 2011 1 April 2020Preceded byAbdul Rahman bin Hamad Al AttiyahSucceeded byNayef bin Falah Al HajrafPersonal detailsBorn 1954 04 15 April 15 1954 age 70 Muharraq Kingdom of BahrainAlma materRoyal Military Academy SandhurstOccupationMilitary officerAeronautical engineerMilitary serviceAllegiance BahrainBranch serviceRoyal Bahraini ArmyYears of service1973 2010RankLieutenant General The president of Israel Reuven Rivlin meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Jerusalem November 2020 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editZayani was born on 15 April 1954 in Muharraq Kingdom of Bahrain 1 2 He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom 3 He is also a graduate of the aeronautical engineering program Perth Scotland 1978 1 He received a master s degree in logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton Ohio in 1980 3 He also received a PhD in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School Monterey California in 1986 3 He attended command and general staff courses in Fort Leavenworth Kansas in 1988 and received the sword of honor along with the title of master logistician from the US Army 3 Later he attended leaders in development program at Harvard University in 2008 4 Career editZayani had work experience in Bahraini defence forces in ministerial posts as well as in university He became a commissioned officer in the Bahrain Defence Force in 1973 5 His career at the Bahraini defence forces ended on 2 June 2004 Then he began to serve as the chief of public security as a major general at interior ministry in 2004 6 He promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 2010 4 Next he was appointed adviser to the minister of foreign affairs in the rank of minister on 10 June 2010 3 7 He also worked as a lecturer at Arabian Gulf University and as mathematics and statistics professor at the University of Maryland in Bahrain and as a quantitative methods professor at the University of Bahrain 1 On 1 April 2011 Zayani was appointed secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council 5 Initially Bahrain nominated another candidate Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa for the post 8 9 However due to Qatar s strong objection to him Zayani was later nominated by Bahrain for the post in May 2010 10 11 Zayani replaced Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post 12 His term is due ended on 31 March 2020 In January 2020 he was named as foreign minister replacing Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in the post 13 14 On 15 September 2020 Zayani signed the official Bahrain Israel normalization agreement in a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington D C 15 In May 2023 he visited Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to be the first Bahraini minister of foreign affairs to visit Ukraine since the establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries in July 1992 16 References edit a b c d People GULF Research Center Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 26 December 2012 عبد اللطيف الزياني خبرة عسكرية سياسية تقود خارجية البحرين Al Ain in Arabic 2 January 2020 Retrieved 3 July 2023 a b c d e Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani takes over as GCC secretary general Bahrain News Agency 1 April 2011 Retrieved 11 April 2013 a b CV of Zayani PDF European Parliament Retrieved 26 December 2012 a b Speaker Bio CEMC Retrieved 26 December 2012 Bahrain to host top security forum Trade Arabia Manama 2 July 2008 Retrieved 11 April 2013 HRH prince Salman receives Zayani Bahrain News Agency 21 June 2010 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Saudi Arabia to mediate in Bahrain Qatar row Al Arabiya Riyadh Reuters 27 May 2010 Archived from the original on 8 November 2016 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Toumi Habib 2 November 2010 Bahrain announces new government Gulf News Retrieved 18 April 2013 Bahrain names Al Zayani as next GCC chief Gulf News 28 May 2010 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Al Zayani is nominated as GCC secretary general Gulf Daily News Manama 29 May 2010 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Qatar to nominate diplomat for Arab League chief Daily News Egypt Cairo 4 April 2011 Retrieved 11 April 2013 GCC Secretary General Al Zayani named Bahrain s foreign minister Al Arabiya Retrieved 2 January 2020 Abdul Latif Al Zayani to be Appointed Foreign Minister of Bahrain The Media Line Manama 2 January 2020 Retrieved 13 August 2020 Michael Crowley 15 September 2020 Trump Hosts Israel U A E and Bahrain at White House Signing Ceremony The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 15 September 2020 President of Ukraine had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain president gov ua 5 May 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani amp oldid 1200947204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
