He entered the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971 and became
Attaché at the embassy of Qatar in
Beirut,
Lebanon and was in office until 1974, when he became a member of Qatar's delegation to the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He resigned in 1975 to become attaché at the Qatari embassy in
Islamabad,
Pakistan for a short time. Then, he was conseiller général at Qatar's embassy in
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates from 1975 to August 1981.
President of the General Assembly In June 2011 he was elected to serve as
President of the General Assembly for its 66th session, beginning 13 September 2011. He took office on 13 September, saying in his opening speech that the
international community had an opportunity to "define our place in this decisive moment in history" and to "prove that we have the courage, wisdom and tenacity to seek creative and visionary solutions."
Post-presidency In December 2013, Al-Nasser received the Global Thinkers Forum 2013 Award for 'Excellence in Leadership'. ==References==