CIA director cites Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi’s function in advancing intelligence work between the 2 nations.
Qatar’s high intelligence official has been awarded a medal from the Central Intelligence Company (CIA) for his function in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the US.
State Safety Company chief Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi obtained 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 function 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 help” 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 stop 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 subject a press release on al-Khulaifi’s award.
Qatar and the US have a decades-old relationship, and Qatar hosts the US Air Pressure base at Al-Udeid.
Tenet had served as CIA chief for nearly eight years, from 1996 to 2004, underneath 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.