Dr Hassan Al Sayed has been a judge of the Qatar International Court since 2010. Dr Hassan is an Associate Professor of Law at Qatar University’s College of Law. He was Dean of the College of Law from 2007-2010, having received his doctorate in Law in 2003 from the University of East Anglia in the UK. As Dean of the College of Law, he played an important role in the separation of the College of Law from the College of Sharia (Islamic Studies) and developed a new independent legal curriculum which incorporated English language at the College.
Dr. Al Sayed previously practiced as a lawyer in Qatar, specialising in constitutional law, administrative disputes and state contracts, and was formerly the Vice President of the Qatari Bar Association. He has been appointed to numerous committees, including the International Centre for Dialogue between Religions and the Bar Admission Committee. He has contributed to a weekly column in Qatar’s renowned Al-Sharq newspaper and has published articles and op-eds in several peer-reviewed journals.
