Biography:Jamil Ibrahim Hejailan
Jamil Ibrahim Hejailan | |
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| Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council | |
| In office April 1996 – 31 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office December 1970 – March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | King Faisal |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office March 1963 – December 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | King Faisal |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Al Angari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Buraidah, Al Qasim |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Children | 4 |
Jamil Ibrahim Hejailan, also known as Jamil Ibrahim Al Hejailan, (Arabic: جميل بن إبراهيم الحجيلان; born 1927) is a Saudi diplomat, who served as secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from 1996 to 2002.[1][2] He was the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Germany, Kuwait, and France. Hejailan was the first minister of information and broadcasting of Saudi Arabia and also served as the minister of health.
Biography
Hejailan was born in Buraidah, Al Qasim region, in 1927.[3] He received a degree in law in Cairo.[3][4] He was a career diplomat[5] and started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] In 1953 he served as the third secretary at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iran.[3] He was the chargé d'affaires at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Pakistan.[3] In 1960 he was appointed director general of Broadcasting, Press and Publication.[3]
On 5 October 1961, Hejailan began to serve as the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Kuwait, being the first Saudi Arabian diplomat holding this post.[6][7] His tenure ended in 1963, and he was named as the minister of information in March 1963 which he held until December 1970.[3][4] During his tenure Saudi Arabian women first appeared in radio programs.[4] Ibrahim Al Angari replaced Hejailan as minister of information.[4] From December 1970 to March 1974 Hejailan served as the minister of health.[3][4]
Hejailan was the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to West Germany between 1974 and 1976.[3][8] He was appointed ambassador of Saudi Arabia to France in 1976[3] and held the post until 1980s.[9] He was appointed secretary general of the GCC, in April 1996, replacing Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi.[1][5][10] His tenure lasted until 31 March 2002,[11] and he was succeeded by Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post.[12]
Personal life
Hejailan is married and has four children - Emad, Faisal, Waleed, and Mona. They currently reside in Riyadh and Paris.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bob Reinalda; Kent Kille (21 August 2012). "Biographical Dictionary of Secretaries-General of International Organizations". IO BIO Database. http://www.ru.nl/publish/pages/531985/iobiodatabase2_igos_sgs_21august2012.pdf.
- ↑ Amiri, Reza Ekhtiari; Ku Hasnita Binti Ku Samsu; Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni (2011). "The Hajj and Iran's Foreign Policy towards Saudi Arabia". Journal of Asian and African Studies 46 (678): 678–690. doi:10.1177/0021909611417546.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Beirut: Publitec. 2011. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=NHCQBAFMwawC&pg=PA386.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Abdulrahman Saleh Shobaili (1971). An Historical and Analytical Study of Broadcasting and Press in Saudi Arabia (PhD thesis). Ohio State University. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9798658527567. ProQuest 302622210.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Malcolm C. Peck (2010). The A to Z of the Gulf Arab States. Scarecrow Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-8108-7636-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=PUiazV0SVaQC&pg=PA111.
- ↑ "60 years since the appointment of the Kingdom's first ambassador to Kuwait". IG News. 5 October 2021. https://irshadgul.com/60-years-since-the-appointment-of-the-kingdoms-first-ambassador-to-kuwait/.
- ↑ "Kuwaiti ambassador honors first Saudi envoy to Kuwait". KUNA (Riyadh). 4 June 2013. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kuwaiti+ambassador+honors+first+Saudi+envoy+to+Kuwait.-a0332456028.
- ↑ Michael Kieninger, ed (2006) (in de). Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1975. Munich: R. Oldenbourg Verlag. p. 1416. ISBN 978-3-486-71812-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=uzLpBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1416.
- ↑ Jean Gueyras (26 October 1983). "L'opposition libanaise dénonce le rôle prédominant des États-Unis, dans la force multinationale" (in fr). Le Monde. https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1983/10/26/l-opposition-libanaise-denonce-le-role-predominant-des-etats-unis-dans-la-force-multinationale_3142927_1819218.html.
- ↑ "Bahrain's Al Mutawa set to be next GCC chief". Gulf News. 16 December 2009. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/bahrain-s-al-mutawa-set-to-be-next-gcc-chief-1.554126.
- ↑ "Some Basic Facts about the Arab Gulf Co-operation Council". Omanet. http://www.omanet.om/english/misc/mj/sec3_a.pdf.
- ↑ "Kuwait- GCC's Secretary General... A position of great importance". MENAFN. Kuwait News Agency. 4 December 2017. https://menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.aspx?storyid=1096183020&title=Kuwait-GCCs-Secretary-General-A-position-of-great-importance&src=RSS.
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