Mohammed Raja Abdullah Al-Hussaini Al Sharif
Mohammed Raja Abdullah Al-Hussaini Al Sharif ( Arabic محمد بن رجاء الحسيني الشريف, DMG Muḥammad b. Raǧāʾ al-Ḥusainī aš-Šarīf ; bl. 1998 - 2013 ) is a Saudi diplomat .
Career
From August 17, 1998 to 2005, he was Ambassador to Ottawa . William Sampson (April 17, 1959 - March 28, 2012) was a British / Canadian citizen who worked in Riyadh as a consulting engineer . On December 17, 2000, he was arrested and suspected of being involved in a suicide bombing that killed 17 people and injured 122 people, including 36 children, on November 8, 2000 west of Riyadh with an explosives truck. He was detained for two years and seven months. Sampson appeared on Saudi Arabian television and claimed responsibility for the bombing. Sampson later stated that he was torturewas exposed. He was sentenced to death. He was released on August 8, 2003 and allowed to leave Saudi Arabia with several of his co-defendants. On September 25, 2003, in Ottawa, Al-Hussaini Al Sharif declared that the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would prohibit torture in all its forms and motives. He contradicted claims that William Sampson was tortured during his arrest in the Kingdom. He stressed that the kingdom had acceded to the UN Convention against Torture.
From February 3, 2009 to May 16, 2013 he was ambassador in Ankara and at the same time, with his seat in Ankara, he was also accredited as an ambassador in Baku ( Azerbaijan ).
From September 22, 2013 to November 2015, he was Ambassador of the Arab League in Washington, DC
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ridha Mohamad Abbas Mokhtar | Saudi Ambassador to Ottawa 1998-2005 |
Abdulaziz Bin Hussein Al-Sowayegh |
| Naji Sadiq al Mufti | Saudi Ambassador to Ankara 2009–2013 |
Adel bin Siraj Mirdad |
| Hussein Hassouna | Arab League Ambassador to Washington, DC 2013–2015 |
November 15, 2015: Salah Ahmed Hamed Sarhan |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Responding to allegations that the Canadian citizen William Sampson was tortured while under arrest in the Kingdom, the ambassador, in a statement here on Tuesday night, said the Kingdom is a member of the international treaty banning torture and other forms of harsh and inhuman treatment . [1] [2] [3]
- ↑ February 3, 2009, Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency, Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived here today on a four-day official visit to the Kingdom. At Riyadh Air Base, he was received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who welcomed the President and his wife. The President was also received by Prince Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Miqren, Mayor of Riyadh Region; Abdullah bin Ahmed Zainal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, the Accompanying Minister; Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Tubaishi, Chief of Royal Protocol; Dr. Mohammed bin Raja Al-Husseini, Saudi Ambassador to Turkey; and Nci Koru, Turkish Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [4] [5]
- ^ Secretary General Receives Mohammed Raja Abdullah Al-Hussaini Al Sharif, Ambassador of the League of Arab States to the United States, [6]
- ↑ Ridha Mohamad Abbas Mokhtar [7]
- ↑ Hussein Hassouna [8] [9]
- ^ Salah Ahmed Hamed Sarhan [10]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hussaini Al Sharif, Mohammed Raja Abdullah Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | محمد رجاء الحسيني الشريف (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saudi diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |