A Georgetown doctor of law and Qatar-licensed lawyer whose career runs through the World Bank's governance unit, the UN's anti-corruption bodies and the region's leading research institutions — Dr Al-Ansari consults on anti-money laundering, terrorism financing and asset recovery at the level where law meets statecraft.
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Areas of Expertise
Anti-money laundering, terrorism financing and counter-terrorism frameworks.
World Bank governance experience applied to international compliance and recovery frameworks.
Commercial law and business contract drafting, grounded in her Michigan LLM specialism.
Published scholar, peer-reviewed journal editor and international organisation representative.
Academic Qualifications & Recognition
Dr Al-Ansari holds a doctorate from Georgetown Law Center focused on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing, and an LLM in International Project Finance from the University of Michigan Law School. She is a licensed lawyer in Qatar with active practice authority, a graduate of the Qatar Leadership Centre programme, and a twice-recipient of the EED Award for educational excellence.
On the World StageWorld Bank & International Roles
Her international career includes the World Bank's Governance and Anti-Corruption unit at headquarters, appointment in 2015 as Permanent Secretary of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, and representation of the State of Qatar before the UN, UNODC, OECD, the World Justice Project and ACAD — the rooms where global anti-corruption standards are actually written.
ScholarshipResearch, Teaching & Publications
As Director of Legal Research and Studies at the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) in Doha, she leads research and serves as managing editor of its peer-reviewed journal, having also established its specialised governance library. She has taught criminal law and procedure as a visiting professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, supervised Masters students on Qatar University's law programme, and held a fellowship at Georgetown's CIRS in Doha (2015–16). Alongside three published journal articles, two books are in their final stages — on the scope of anti-money laundering efforts in Qatar, and on terrorism and its financing.
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