Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

From Reuters

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani has been Prime Minister of Qatar since 2007 and its Foreign Minister since 1992. A second cousin of King Hamad bin Khalifa, he has held important positions in the government for much of his adult life, beginning in the agricultural sector. As Foreign Minister, he has sought to become a regional mediator, and he has allowed the American military to use a Qatari air base since September 11th.

Qatar has not seen the protests that swept the region during the Arab Spring; its population is largely comprised of guest workers while its citizenry is affluent. In the broader region, Hamad has harshly criticized the Assad regime's crackdown on protests in Syria. It was Hamad who recently announced the Arab League's new plan to solve the Syrian stalemate by forming a unity government comprised of members from both the government and the opposition.

For more information, see http://bit.ly/yu9sZZ and http://on.cfr.org/wcGdk2 concerning Hamad or http://bit.ly/wZMoBf about the Arab League plan.