Abir Ali
Personal information
Abir Ali
Diplomatic Counselor
Contact information (Private)
+9613609835
Contact information (Work)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Consul General of Lebanon in Alexandria
Social Media
Education
Education:
- MA in International Relations (Cum Laude) – Leiden University, The Netherlands (2017).
- Degree in Law (Licence en Droit) – Lebanese University (1999).
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics – American University of Beirut (1994).
- Extracurricular courses on History of Italy and History of Italian Art (Rome, 2005-2008).
Work history
Previous Professions:
- October 2024 – present: Consul General of Lebanon a.i. – Consulate General of Lebanon in Alexandria, Egypt.
- March 2024 – September 2024: Diplomatic Counsellor – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon.
- March 2020 – February 2024: Director of Protocol – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon.
- February 2018 – February 2020: Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission – Embassy of Lebanon in Rome, Italy.
- February 2013 – January 2018: Counsellor/Chargé d’Affaires ad interim – Embassy of Lebanon in The Hague, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Head of the Permanent Representation of Lebanon to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
- April 2011 – January 2012: Head of Mission/Chargé d’Affaires ad interim – Embassy of Lebanon in Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain.
- September 2009 – March 2010: Political officer – Political Affairs Department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon.
- February 2004 – August 2009: First Secretary – Embassy of Lebanon in Rome, Italy.
- August 2001 – January 2004: Second Secretary – Embassy of Lebanon in Washington D.C., United States of America.
- January 2001 – July 2001: Attaché – Political Affairs Department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Lebanon.
- 1995 – 1999: Attaché for Emigrants – Ministry of Emigrants, Lebanon.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Diplomacy
- International Relations
Languages:
- Arabic
- French
- English
- Italian
- Spanish