Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah

Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن حمد العطية; born 15 April 1950) is a Qatari diplomat who served as the fourth secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

[3] From 1974 to 1981, he served as the Qatar's consul general in Geneva as well as ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations .

[3] He also served as Qatar's permanent representativeto the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.

[5] He was succeeded by Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in the post on 1 April 2011.

[6][7] After his tenure at the GCC, Qatar announced its intention to nominate Attiyah as Arab League secretary general.