CIA director cites Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi’s position in advancing intelligence work between the 2 international locations.
Qatar’s prime intelligence official has been awarded a medal from the Central Intelligence Company (CIA) for his position in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the US.
State Safety Company chief Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi acquired the George Tenet medal from CIA Director Invoice Burns earlier this week, based on US media outlet Axios.
Burns gave al-Khulaifi the award in “appreciation of his position in sustaining nationwide and regional safety” between the 2 allies within the Gulf area, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two sources.
Al-Khulaifi was additionally honoured for his “distinctive assist” given to the US company “in preserving the pursuits and safety of the US and Qatar”, the report stated.
The Qatari company is carefully cooperating with the US in counterterrorism “to forestall and foil threats and assaults” within the Center East, Axios quoted one supply as saying.
Each the CIA and Qatar’s State Safety Company have but to difficulty an announcement on al-Khulaifi’s award.
Qatar and the US have a decades-old relationship, and Qatar hosts the US Air Power base at Al-Udeid.
Tenet had served as CIA chief for nearly eight years, from 1996 to 2004, below the administrations of each President Invoice Clinton and President George W Bush, and helped to spearhead the nation’s army invasions into each Afghanistan and Iraq.
