Ambassador Mohamed Ali Chihi is a distinguished Tunisian diplomat and senior public official with over three decades of service in international relations, diplomacy, and governance. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR) in Doha, operating under the auspices of Hamad Bin Khalifa University and the Qatar Foundation. He holds a master’s degree in management from the Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Science of the University of Tunis I, a high degree in economic administration from the National School of Administration (ENA), and a certificate of specialization in crisis diplomacy from the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris. He previously served as Tunisia’s Ambassador to France, Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. His work with Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also includes separate appointments as General Secretary and General Director of Consular Affairs. Prior to joining GISR, Ambassador Chihi was Professor of International Economic Relations at École Nationale d'Administration, Tunisia.