Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
| Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah | |
|---|---|
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2007 |
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| Monarch | Hamad bin Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Hamad bin Jassim |
| Preceded by | Hamad bin Jassim |
| Minister of Industry and Energy | |
| In office 12 January 1999 – 18 January 2011 |
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| Monarch | Hamad bin Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah bin Khalifa Hamad bin Jassim |
| Preceded by | Khalid bin Hamad |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Saleh al-Sada |
| In office 28 March 1992 – 19 February 1995 |
|
| Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Hamad |
| Preceded by | Jassim bin Hamad |
| Succeeded by | Khalid bin Hamad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1952 Doha, Qatar |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (Arabic: عبدالله بن حمد العطية, born 5 December 1952) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and the head of the Emir's court. He is the chairman of Qatar Petroleum and a board member of Al-Sadd Sports Club.[1][2]
Abdullah Al-Attiyah started his career in 1972 with the Ministry of Finance and Petroleum of Qatar. From 1973 to 1986, he held a post of the Head of International and Public Relations at the Ministry. In 1976, Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah was graduated from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, as a bachelor of history. In 1986-1989, he served as the director of the office of the Minister of Finance and Petroleum, and in 1989-1992, as the director of the Office of the Minister of Interior and the Acting Minister of Finance and Petroleum. From September 1992 to January 2011, Al-Attiyah was the Minister of Energy and Industry.[1][2] On 12 January 1999, he became also responsible for electricity and water issues as these sectors were merged into the Ministry of Energy and Industry.[3] On 16 September 2003 he was appointed as the Second Deputy Prime Minister and on 3 April 2007, as the Deputy Prime Minister.[1][2] On 18 January 2011 he was name the head of the Amiri Diwan while remaining the post of the Deputy Prime Minister. In the post of Minister of Industry and Energy he was replaced by Mohammed Saleh Al Sada.[4]
Since 1975, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah is the Director of the Gulf Helicopters Corporation. In 1987-1995, he served as the Deputy Chairman of Q-Tel. Since 1986, he is the Member of the Directors Board of Gulf Airways Corporation and since 1992, the director of Qatar Petroleum.[1][2]
On 23 November 1993, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah was named OPEC president and a member of the OPEC's quota compliance committee.[3] On 30 June 2009, at the eight ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah was elected as the chairman of the organization.[5][6][7] Although Gas Exporting Countries Forum has seen by some experts as an attempt to form 'gas-OPEC', Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah has previously ruled out a creation of OPEC-like cartel.[8]
In 2007, London-based the British Petroleum Intelligence Bulletin chose Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah as the Man of the Year in the field of development of hydrocarbon industry.[9]
Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah is married with six children. His interests are reading, fishing and radio communications.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Ministry of Energy and Industry". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar. http://english.mofa.gov.qa/get_gov_info.cfm?id=36. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ a b c d e (PDF) HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah. OPEC. http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/about_us/Qatar.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b "Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiya". APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy. 2000-10-30. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6512/is_4_40/ai_n28811714/. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Tuttle, Robert (2011-01-18). "Qatar Names Al Sada Energy Minister, Replacing Architect of LNG Attiyah". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/qatar-appoints-mohammed-al-sada-as-energy-minister-replaces-al-attiyah.html. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (2009-07-02). "Qatar energy chief says UAE to join gas forum". ArabianOilandGas.com (ITP Business Publishing Ltd.). http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5794-qatar_energy_chief_says_uae_to_join_gas_forum/. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Daya, Ayesha; Tuttle, Robert (2009-06-30). "Gas Producers Count on Oil-Linked Contracts in Qatar". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ao3fGMSgFHO0. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Medetsky, Anatoly (2009-07-01). "Russia Fails to Offer Gas Candidate". The Moscow Times. http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/379175.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Prosser, David (2007-04-10). "Gas exporters rule out a cartel, but opt for joint efforts on pricing". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gas-exporters-rule-out-a-cartel-but-opt-for-joint-efforts-on-pricing-444084.html. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Qatar becomes largest LNG producer: Attiyah". The Peninsula. 2007-05-09. http://archive.thepeninsulaqatar.com/component/content/article/360-local-business-archive/99831.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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