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New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta)
Your one-stop-shop for information about national parliaments
Qatar
-Shura Council
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Majlis Al-Shura (Shura Council)
Chamber name
Majlis Al-Shura (Shura Council)
Parliamentary term (years)
3
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 2006
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Arab group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the Shura Council
Speaker
Ahmed
Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
(Male)
Year of birth
1953
Term
14.11.2017
Additional information
Elected on 14 Nov. 2017, re-elected on 5 Nov. 2019.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Fahad
Bin Mubarak Al-Khayareen
(Male)
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Appointed
Compare data of this field.
Appointed members
Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
41
Note on the statutory number of members
Appointed by the Emir.
The Emiri Decree of 17 June 2016 (Emiri Decision No. 25 of 2016) extended the term of the Shura Council for three years to 30 June 2019. The Decree renewed the term of all the 35 outgoing members for a new three-year term.
The Emiri Decree of 9 November 2017 (Emiri Decision No. 22 of 2017) then issued a list of 41 Shura Council members: 28 outgoing members and 13 new members, including four women. The term of the 41 members, including the 13 newly appointed members, was due to end in June 2019.
On 1 July 2019, the Emir issued a new decree (No. 27 of 2019), extending the term of the Shura Council for two more years, to 30 June 2021. When it reconvenes in November 2019, it will comprise the same 41 members.
See historical data for this field.
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nassir Al-Jehni (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Yousif Al-Obaidan (Male)
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 3 | Total >= 46: 38 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Members for whom data is available
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.