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 | |
Nationality | Qatari |
Education | Qatar University |
Alma mater | Qatar University UMIST |
Mohammed Saleh Abdullah Al Sada was the minister of energy and industry of Qatar and the chairman of Qatar Petroleum. [1]
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]
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]
Al Sada is married and has two daughters and three sons. [3]