Hessa Al Jaber | |
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| Minister of Information and Communications Technology | |
| In office 26 June 2013 – 26 January 2016 | |
| Monarch | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani |
| Preceded by | new Ministry |
| Succeeded by | none (Ministry merged) |
| Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 2017– | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Qatari |
| Alma mater | Kuwait University George Washington University |
Hessa bint Sultan Al Jaber (Arabic: حصة الجابر) is a Qatari engineer, academic and politician. She was the first Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Qatar following the formation of a new cabinet by the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in 2013.[1][2] In 2017 she was one of four women appointed to the Consultative Assembly, becoming one of the country's first female parliamentarians.[3]
- ^ "New Emir appoints female Cabinet member in Qatar government shake-up". Doha News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber Is Chair of CCQ's Board of Trustees". Community College of Qatar. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "IPU welcomes appointment of four women to Qatar's Parliament". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.