Prior to this appointment of 8 December 2016 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Al Meraikhi was an Ambassador for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar.
[1] Al Meraikhi's experience includes work with the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Ambassador.
Other group members included Susan Eckey of Norway, Susanna Moorehead from the UK, Ugandan Julius Oketta, Yukie Osa from Japan and Croatian Nancy Butijer.
[citation needed] Al-Meraikhi has served as Vice President of the Qatar Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activity since 2014.
[citation needed] He holds a master's degree and Doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom.