Ali bin Ghanem Al-Hajri
OccupationWriter
NationalityQatar
Period2012- Date
SubjectSinology, History, Economy
Notable works
  • The Sun Fleet
  • Economic Papers on the Silk Road
  • The Chinese Emperor of Sea: Zhen He
  • Emperor of the East: Zhu Di
  • Qatar in the Eyes of Travelers and Archeologists
Notable awardsAlbabtain Global Prize for Historical and Cultural Studies in Andalusia, 2018

Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Hajri (Arabic: علي بن غانم الهاجري) is a Qatari sinologist, writer, historian, and diplomat, who has held several positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. He is currently the Ambassador of Qatar to Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe[1][2][3][4]

He wrote extensively in the fields of history, sinology and economy, and has authored several books which include Qatar in the Eyes of Travelers and Archaeologists, The Sun Fleet, Arts in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He: The Chinese Sea Emperor, Economic Papers on the Silk Road and many other notable publications. A lot of his writings focus on historical ties between nations.[5][6]

Education

Al-hajri obtained an LL. B from Jordan, and further earned an LL. M in European Commercial Law from the United Kingdom. He also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science on Darfur and the Globalization of Crises from the International Islamic University Malaysia, in addition to Masters of Business Administration (NBA) [1]

Writing career

Al-Hajri started writing early in his career. Depending on his early interest in cultural history of various people across the world, he wrote extensively about Chinese, Arab and African history. Some critiques considered his works on China to be unprecedented in the Arab world especially the Gulf Region.[1] In 2018, he wrote a novel titled “The Sun Fleet,” based on the story of the Chinese explorer “Zheng He” and his maritime adventures. It became the first Chinese-Arab novel, after which a documentary film was produced on the history of the Arab and Chinese cultures.[7][8][6]

Books and publications

Al-Hajri has a number of books and publications in History and economics, which have been translated into several languages such as Spanish, Chinese, Sinhala, Indonesian, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.[9][10] They include:

1.     Darfur and the Globalization of Crises, Islamic University – Malaysia, 2017.

2.     The Jabrian Sultanate: The Reign of Sultan Ajwad bin Zamil (Hamad bin Khalifa University - Qatar 2018).

3.     Qatar in the eyes of travelers, (Hamad bin Khalifa University - Qatar 2018)

4.    Arts in the Ming Dynasty, (Islamic Museum Authority - Qatar 2018).

5.     Economic Papers on the Silk Road (Chinese Publishing House, 2020).

6.     The Sun fleet (Novel) (Dar Lusail for publication and distribution).

7.    The Way of the Sun (Chinese edition of The Sun Fleet published by Beijing University in 2019).

8.     Zheng He - Emperor of the Chinese Seas, (published by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, 2020.)

9.     The Chinese edition of the book "Qatar in the Eyes of Travelers" (published by the Flower City House of the Southern Group for Publishing in Guangzhou, 2020.)

10.The Emperor of the East: Zhu Di, (published by Dafaf Publications, 2020.)

11.China in the Eyes of Travelers, (published by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, 2020)

12.The Chinese edition of the book "China in the Eyes of a Traveler" published by the South China State Publishing House, 2020.

13.Al-Hajeb Al-Mansur, Legend of Andalusia, (published by Al-Difaf Publications, 2022.)

14.The African Legend and Scholar: Sheikh Othman bin Fodi, (published by Al- Dafaf Publications, 2022.)

15.The Hausa Language edition of the book "Qatar in the Eyes of Travelers" published by the Egyptian Al-Manar Publishing House 2022.

16.The Yoruba Language edition of the book "Qatar in Eyes Travelers" (published by the Egyptian Al-Manar Publishing House 2022.)

17.The Igbo Language edition of the book "Qatar in the Eyes of Travelers" (published by the Egyptian Al-Manar Publishing House 2023.)

Diplomatic career

Al-Hajri began his diplomatic career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar where he Headed the Legalization and Attestation Department, before joining the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was later assigned to the Embassies of the State of Qatar in London, the United Kingdom and Madrid, Spain. As a diplomat in Spain, Al-Hajri's cultural initiatives resulted in the establishment of the "Andalusian House of Literary and Historical Studies," which became a center that translated and printed literary and historical books and researches on Andalusian scholars such as Lisan al-Din ibn Khatib, al-Hajib al-Mansour and others. However, unfortunately, the activities of the activities of the House declined due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He moved to the Southern Part of China where he established the Qatar Consular office in Guangzhou and becoming the Consul General of Qatar in the region for several years later. As a Consul General in Guangzhou China, Al-Hajri's cultural initiatives were enormous. In addition to his researches and publications on China, Al-Hajri supervised initiatives, the most important of which were “Arabic Literature and the Silk Road” initiative. This initiative reached more than 200 Chinese universities in form of translations and researches.[11]

Ali bin Ghanem became the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar to Nigeria,[12] Cameroun,[13] Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "الملتقى القطري للمؤلفين". Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Embassy Members". abuja.embassy.qa. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian President Receives Qatari Ambassador Credentials". mofa.gov.qa. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ↑ "وزير خارجية جمهورية ساو تومي وبرينسيب الديمقراطية يتسلم نسخة من أوراق اعتماد سفير دولة قطر". www.qna.org.qa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ↑ "البحث". www.neelwafurat.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  6. 1 2 القطرية, العرب (2019-04-30). ""أسطول الشمس" أول رواية عربية - صينية". العرب القطرية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ↑ الوطن, جريدة; webmaster (2019-08-29). "تدشين "أسطول الشمس" في الصين". جريدة الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ↑ "رواية قطرية ستنشر في الصين حول الرحالة الصيني تشنغ خه-CRI". arabic.cri.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ↑ "قطر في عيون الرحالة" باللغة النيجيرية"". 2023-11-19.
  10. ↑ Usumanu Danfodio University Sokoto (2023-11-19). "UDUS Bulleting" (PDF). UDUS Bulleting. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "Former Consuls". Qatar Consulate, Guangzhou.
  12. ↑ Maishanu, Abubakar Ahmadu (2023-08-18). "Qatar begins construction of 500,000 housing units for less privileged in Kaduna". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  13. ↑ "Cameroonian Minister of External Relations Receives Copy of Credentials of Qatari Ambassador". www.mofa.gov.qa. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  14. ↑ القطرية, العرب (2023-02-10). "رئيس ساو تومي وبرنسيب الديمقراطية يتسلم أوراق اعتماد سفيرنا". العرب القطرية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  15. ↑ "Embassy Members". abuja.embassy.qa. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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