Suleiman Al Abbas

Suleiman Al Abbas
سليمان العباس‎
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
In office
9 February 2013 – 2016
Prime MinisterWael al-Halqi
Preceded bySaeed Hunedi
Succeeded byAli Suleiman Ghanem
Personal details
NationalitySyrian
Political partyBa'ath Party
Alma materUniversity of Ploieşti

Suleiman Al Abbas (Arabic: سليمان العباس) is a Syrian engineer and politician who was the minister of petroleum and mineral resources in the period 2013–2016.

Education

Abbas holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, which he received from the Romanian University of Ploieşti in 1982.[1] He also obtained certificates in oil well control and contract arbitration from the Arab Engineers Federation.[1]

Career

Abbas served as director of Al Jibseh oil fields in 1997.[1] Then he was appointed director of planning department at the Syrian Petroleum Company in 2005.[1] He became a board member of Al Furat Oil Company in 2008.[1] He also served as deputy oil minister.[2] On 9 February 2013, he was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi in a minor cabinet reshuffle.[3][4][5] Abbas replaced Saeed Hunedi as oil minister.[4] His term ended in 2016.

Sanctions

Abbas has been in the list of financial sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom against Syria since 2014 due to his alleged role in the repression of the Syrians during the civil war.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "President Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers". SANA. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Assad makes minor government changes: state media". Reuters. Beirut. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ Glen Carey (9 February 2013). "Syrian President Assad Changes Economic Cabinet Posts, Sana Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Syrian president re-shuffles cabinet". KUNA. Damascus. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Assad reshuffles cabinet, warplanes raid Damascus". Khaleej Times. Damascus. AFP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.