| Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah | |
| Office: | Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Term Start: | 1 April 2002 |
| Term End: | 1 April 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Jamil Ibrahim Hejailan |
| Successor: | Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani |
| Office2: | Minister of State |
| Term Start2: | 1 December 2001 |
| Term End2: | 1 April 2011 |
| Birth Date: | 1950 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Doha, Qatar |
| Nationality: | Qatari |
| Children: | Six (2 boys 4 girls) |
| Residence: | Doha, Qatar |
| Alma Mater: | University of Miami |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah (ar|عبد الرحمن بن حمد العطية; born 15 April 1950) is a Qatari diplomat who served as the fourth secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Attiyah was born in 1950.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science and geography from the University of Miami.[2]
Attiyah started his career in 1972, joining the minister of foreign affairs.[3] From 1974 to 1981, he served as the Qatar's consul general in Geneva as well as ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations .[3] He also served as Qatar's permanent representativeto the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.[3] From 1981 to 1984 he was Qatari ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He served simultaneously as the non-resident ambassador of Qatar to the Republic of Djibouti.[3] From 1984 to 1990, he acted as Qatar's permanent representative to UNESCO. From 1984 to 1992 he served as Qatari ambassador to France.[3] He was the undersecretary of the foreign ministry from 1998 to 2002.[2]
Attiyah also served as the secretary general of the GCC.[4] He was appointed to the post on 1 April 2002.[5] He was succeeded by Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in the post on 1 April 2011.[6] [7]
After his tenure at the GCC, Qatar announced its intention to nominate Attiyah as Arab League secretary general.[8] [9]