Mohammed Saleh Al Sada

Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Minister of Energy and Industry
Assumed office
18 January 2011
Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
Preceded by Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah
President of OPEC
Assumed office
7 December 2015
Preceded by Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Personal details
Nationality Qatari
Alma mater Qatar University
UMIST

Mohammed Saleh Abdulla Al Sada is the minister of energy and industry of Qatar. He is also the current president of OPEC.

Education

Sada graduated from the Qatar University with a bachelor of science degree in marine science and geology.[1] He also holds a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.[2]

Career

Al Sada served as the technical director of Qatar Petroleum. From 2006 to 2011 he served as the managing director of RasGas liquefied natural gas company.[3] He is also the vice chairman of the board of the Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) and Qatar Steel Company (QASCO), and the chairman of the board of directors of Qatar Metals Coating Company (Q-Coat).[2] He has served as a member of the Qatar's permanent constitution preparation committee, the supreme education council, and the national committee for human rights.[2]

In April 2007, Al Sada was appointed minister of state for energy and industry.[3] On 18 January 2011, he replaced Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post of minister of industry and energy.[4] On 24 February 2011, he became the chairman of the RasGas's board of directors.[3] Al Sada remained unchanged in the cabinet reshuffle in June 2013, which saw the change of the prime minister.[5] Therefore, he is part of the cabinet led by prime minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.[5]

Personal life

Al Sada is married and has two daughters and three sons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "162th Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "IWS 2013 Speakers". International Water Summit. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada". The Gulf Intelligence. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Tuttle, Robert (18 January 2011). "Qatar Names Al Sada Energy Minister, Replacing Architect of LNG Attiyah". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 Henderson, Simon (26 June 2013). "Qatar's New Leader Replaces Long-Serving Prime Minister". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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