Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (Arabic: عبداللطيف بن راشد الزياني, English ⓘ) (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. He was the fifth GCC secretary general and the first with military background since the GCC was established.
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani | |
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Zayani in 2019 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
| Preceded by | Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa |
| Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council | |
| In office 1 April 2011 – 1 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah |
| Succeeded by | Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1954 Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bahrain |
| Branch/service | Royal Bahraini Army |
| Years of service | 1973–2010 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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