Australian Ambassador to Qatar

Jonathan Muir

Biography

Jonathan Muir took up his appointment as Ambassador to Qatar in July 2019. He is a career diplomat, who most recently served as Director, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking Taskforce in Canberra. He has previously served overseas in Indonesia. He holds a Master of International Affairs in International Security from Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the Queensland University of Technology. He is married with one adult daughter and two young sons.

Curriculum Vitae

2019 – present      Ambassador to the State of Qatar

2017 – 2019            Director, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking Taskforce, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2015 – 2017            Director, Sri Lanka and Maldives Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2014 – 2015            Senior Adviser, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

2013 – 2014            Senior Media Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2013                          Senior Adviser, Foreign Policy Whitepaper Taskforce, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Secondment)

2012 – 2013            Counsellor, Australian Embassy Jakarta

2009 – 2012            First Secretary, Australian Embassy Jakarta

2008 – 2009            Language Student (Indonesian), Australian Embassy Jakarta

2006 – 2008            Executive Officer, Indonesia Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2005                          Commenced at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2003 – 2004            Graduate Student, Australian National University

1997 – 2002            Senior Engineering Designer, Worley Parsons

1995 – 1997            Engineering Designer, Kvaerner