Suleiman al-Abbas

Suleiman Al Abbas
سليمان العباس
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 February 2013
Prime Minister Wael Al Halki
Preceded by Saeed Hunedi
Personal details
Nationality Syrian
Political party Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Alma mater University of Ploieşti

Suleiman Al Abbas (Arabic: سليمان العباس‎) is a Syrian engineer and politician who is the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

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 Halki in a minor cabinet reshuffle.[3][4][5] Abbas replaced Saeed Hunedi as oil minister.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.