The Consultative Assembly (; also known as the Shura Council) is the legislative body of the State of Qatar, with 45 members. Following the 2021 Qatari general election, it has 30 elected members and 15 appointed members. The body can only question the prime minister, who is appointed by the Emir of Qatar, on his policies if two-thirds of the members agree, which is unlikely given that one-third of the members are appointed by the Emir. Constitutional role The Council was formed in April 1972 with 20 appointed members. In May 1972, the first consultative assembly meeting was held, during which Sayed Aziz bin Khalid Al Ghanim was elected as the assembly's first chairman. Aside from the 20 members who took part in the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani and foreign dignitaries were also in attendance. Qatar's constitution, approved in April 2003 by popular referendum, has created a legislative body to be two thirds elected by universal suffrage, and one third appointed by the Emir. According to the constitution, the legislature will have three powers: to approve (but not prepare) the national budget; to monitor the performance of ministers through no-confidence votes; and to draft, discuss, and vote on proposed legislation, which becomes law only with the vote of a two-thirds majority and the Emir's endorsement. The consultative assembly has the following functions: Legislative authority Approves the general budget of the government Exercises control over the executive authority The assembly has the right to forward proposals on public matters to the government. If the government doesn't comply with the proposal it has to give its reasons and the assembly can comment on them Members The current Chairman of the Consultative Assembly is Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim. |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" width=350|Members ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats |- | style="text-align:left;" |Elected members |30 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Appointed members |15 |- |style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|45 |} Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim (elected member) Deputy speaker Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti (appointed member) Rapporteurs Hadi bin Saeed al-Khayarin Rashid bin Hamad al-Meadadi Elected members Fareej Khulaifat: Abd Ul-Rahman bin Yousuf Al-Khulaifi Fareej Alhitmi: Ahmad bin Hitmi AL-Hitmi Fareek Aslata: Abdulla bin Ali Al-Sulaiti Almirqab: Essa bin Ahmad Al-Nassr Fareej Old Ghanim: Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim Musherib: Khalid bin Ghanim Al-Maadheed Aljisra: Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Obaidan Albidaa: Nasser bin Salmine Alsuwaidi Braha Aljuferi: Hamad bin Abdulla Al-Mulla Doha Aljadeed: Khalid bin Abas Kamal Al-Emadi Rawdat Alkheil: Nasser