Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Mohammed Saleh Al Sada | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Energy and Industry | |
| In office 18 January 2011 – 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani |
| Preceded by | Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah |
| Succeeded by | Saad Sherida al-Kaabi |
| President of OPEC | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Qatar University |
| Alma mater | Qatar University UMIST |
Mohammed Saleh Abdullah Al Sada is a Qatari politician and former minister of energy and industry and the chairman of Qatar Petroleum.[1]
Education
Sada graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor of Science degree in earth science.[2] He also holds a MSc and a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.[1][3]
Career
Al Sada started his career at Qatar Petroleum in 1983. He served in various positions and was appointed as technical director of Qatar Petroleum in 1997.[4] From 2006 to 2011 he served as the managing director of RasGas liquefied natural gas company.[5] 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).[3] He has served as a member of Qatar's permanent constitution preparation committee, the supreme education council, and the national committee for human rights.[3]
In April 2007, Al Sada was appointed minister of state for energy and industry affairs and served in that position until 2011.[5]
On 18 January 2011, he replaced Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post of minister of industry and energy.[6] On 14 February 2011, he was appointed as chairman of the board and managing director of Qatar Petroleum.[7] He held the position as managing director at Qatar Petroleum until 2014 and was chairman of the board until 2018.[8][9][10] On 24 February 2011, he became the chairman of the RasGas's board of directors.[5]
Al Sada remained unchanged in the cabinet reshuffle in June 2013, which saw the change of the prime minister.[11] Therefore, he was part of the cabinet led by prime minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.[11]
Al Sada was chairman of Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company).[12] He was succeeded by Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.[13] He also was board chairman of the Qatar Electricity and Water Company.[14][15]
From 2017 to 2022 Al Sada was the chairman of the Qatar University Alumni Association.[16][17]
Al Sada is chairman of the Joint Advisory Board at Texas A&M University Qatar[18][19] and chairman of the board of trustees of the University of Doha for Science and Technology.[20][21]
In July 2023, Al Sada was elected as chairman of the board of directors for the Russian Oil company Rosneft.[22][23]
Al Sada is the president of the Dadu Children’s Museum advisory committee.[24][25][26]
Personal life
Al Sada is married and has two daughters and three sons.[3]
Honors
References
- 1 2 "Mohammed Saleh Al Sada". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "IWS 2013 Speakers". International Water Summit. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Minister mei.gov.qa
- 1 2 3 "H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada". The Gulf Intelligence. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Tuttle, Robert (18 January 2011). "Qatar Names Al Sada Energy Minister, Replacing Architect of LNG Attiyah". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "Emir Appoints Al Sada as Qatar Petroleum Chairman". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ↑ "Saad Sherida Al Kaabi is QP's managing director". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada". Gulf International Forum. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Al Sada: Qatar working hard to boost energy output". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- 1 2 Henderson, Simon (26 June 2013). "Qatar's New Leader Replaces Long-Serving Prime Minister". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Nakilat. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Minister of State for Energy Affairs". Government Communications Office. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "QR11 bn Umm Al Houl power plant to open in July: Sada". Qatar Tribune. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "QEWC plays vital role: Al Sada". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Dr Al Sada is new Qatar University Alumni Association President". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Qatar University". www.qu.edu.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Texas A&M University presents Dr Al Sada with honorary doctorate". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Joint Advisory Board Chairman H.E. Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada honored with Japan's Order of the Rising Sun | Texas A&M University at Qatar". www.qatar.tamu.edu. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ Alagos, Peter (14 May 2023). "Al-Sada urges engineers to leverage innovation". Gulf Times. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Elected Chairman of Rosneft". www.qna.org.qa. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Russian energy giant Rosneft appoints former IOC director to its board". Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Elected Chairman of Rosneft". www.qna.org.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "TotalEnergies joins Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar as Founding Family member". Gulf Times. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Dadu signs on Dogus Group as 'Founding Family' member". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Trustees and Presidents". Qatar Museums. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Japan to honour Sada with 'Order of the Rising Sun'". Qatar Tribune. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.