Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

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Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah is the Oil and Energy minister and the deputy prime minister of Qatar. He has held the OPEC chairmanship. He is the chairman of Qatar Petroleum and its subsidiaries. He is also a board member of Al-Sadd Sports Club.

[edit] Biography

Family name: Al Attiyah
First name: Abdullah bin Hamad
Year of birth: 1952
Place of birth: Qatar
Marital status: Married, five children
Education: BA History, 1976, Alexandria, Egypt
Posts held: Started career with Ministry of Finance & Petroleum, State of Qatar, 1972
Head of International & Public Relations, Ministry of Finance & Petroleum, 1973–86
Office Director, Minister of Finance & Petroleum, 1986–89
Office Director, Minister of Interior/Acting
Minister of Finance & Petroleum, 1989–92
Minister of Energy & Industry, September 1992 to date
Chairman of Gulf Helicopter, 1975 to date
Board Director, Gulf Air, 1986 to date
Vice Chairman Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation (Q-Tel), 1987 to date
Chairman of Al-Sadd Sports Club
Chairman of Qatar Radio Amateur Association
Head of Resources Development & Expenditure Rationalization Committee
Second Deputy Prime Minister, September 2003
Leisure interests:Radio amateur, fishing, reading