Mohammed Saleh Al Sada

Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Minister of Energy and Industry
In office
18 January 2011 – 2018
Prime MinisterHamad bin Jassim Al Thani
Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani
Preceded byAbdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah
Succeeded bySaad Sherida al-Kaabi
President of OPEC
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 December 2015
Preceded byEmmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Personal details
NationalityQatari
EducationQatar University
Alma materQatar University
UMIST

Mohammed Saleh Abdullah Al Sada was the minister of energy and industry of Qatar and the chairman of Qatar Petroleum.[1]

Education

Sada graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine science and geology.[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. ^ a b "Mohammed Saleh Al Sada". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "IWS 2013 Speakers". International Water Summit. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ Minister mei.gov.qa
  5. ^ a b c "H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada". The Gulf Intelligence. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ^ Tuttle, Robert (18 January 2011). "Qatar Names Al Sada Energy Minister, Replacing Architect of LNG Attiyah". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Emir Appoints Al Sada as Qatar Petroleum Chairman". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Saad Sherida Al Kaabi is QP's managing director". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ "H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada". Gulf International Forum. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Al Sada: Qatar working hard to boost energy output". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b Henderson, Simon (26 June 2013). "Qatar's New Leader Replaces Long-Serving Prime Minister". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ^ "About Us". Nakilat. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Minister of State for Energy Affairs". Government Communications Office. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. ^ "QR11 bn Umm Al Houl power plant to open in July: Sada". Qatar Tribune. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  15. ^ "QEWC plays vital role: Al Sada". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Dr Al Sada is new Qatar University Alumni Association President". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Qatar Universty : QU". www.qu.edu.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Texas A&M University presents Dr Al Sada with honorary doctorate". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ Alagos, Peter (14 May 2023). "Al-Sada urges engineers to leverage innovation". Gulf Times. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Elected Chairman of Rosneft". www.qna.org.qa. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Russian energy giant Rosneft appoints former IOC director to its board". Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Elected Chairman of Rosneft". www.qna.org.qa. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  24. ^ "TotalEnergies joins Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar as Founding Family member". Gulf Times. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Dadu signs on Dogus Group as 'Founding Family' member". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Trustees and Presidents". Qatar Museums. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Japan to honour Sada with 'Order of the Rising Sun'". Qatar Tribune. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.