Hamad was for four years the Secretary General of the Planning Council, planned Qatar’s social and economic policies.
Previously, he had worked in Qatar Petroleum (QP) for fifteen years, occupying various posts including the position of Human Resource Manager, and later on the Director of Administration. He is known for having transformed Qatar Petroleum to become a Learning and performance-based corporation, and created the well-known Oil & Gas Industry Strategic Qatarisation Plan.
Sheikh Hamad received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Metropolitan State College in the United States.
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