Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah explained

Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
Order:Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar
Primeminister:Hamad bin Jassim
Term Start:3 April 2007
Term End:18 January 2011
Predecessor:Hamad bin Jassim
Successor:Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
Order2:Minister of Industry and Energy
Monarch2:Hamad bin Khalifa
Term Start2:12 January 1999
Term End2:18 January 2011
Primeminister2:Abdullah bin Khalifa
Hamad bin Jassim
Predecessor2:Khalid bin Hamad
Successor2:Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Term Start3:28 March 1992
Term End3:19 February 1995
Primeminister3:Khalifa bin Hamad
Predecessor3:Jassim bin Hamad
Successor3:Khalid bin Hamad
Birth Place:Doha, Qatar

Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (; Arabic: عبدالله بن حمد العطية, born 1952) is the former deputy prime minister of Qatar and the head of the Emir's court. From September 1992 to January 2011, Attiyah was Qatar's minister of energy and industry.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Attiyah was born in Qatar 1952.[4] [5] In 1976, he graduated from the University of Alexandria, Egypt with a bachelor's degree.[5]

Career

Politics

Attiyah started his career in 1972 with the ministry of finance and petroleum of Qatar.[6] From 1973 to 1986, he held a post of the head of international and public relations at the ministry. From 1986 to 1989, he served as the director of the office of the minister, and from 1989 to 1992, as the director of the office of the minister of interior and as the acting minister of finance and petroleum.[7]

On 23 November 1993, Attiyah was named OPEC president and a member of the OPEC's quota compliance committee.[8]

On 12 January 1999, he also assumed the responsibility for electricity and water issues as these sectors were merged into the ministry of energy and industry. On 16 September 2003 he was appointed second deputy prime minister and on 3 April 2007, deputy prime minister.

In December 2003, he chaired the OPEC's annual conference in Vienna, Austria, and served as head of Qatar's delegation.[9]

On 30 June 2009, at the eight ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha, Attiyah was elected as the chairman of the organization.[10] [11] [12] Although Gas Exporting Countries Forum has seen by some experts as an attempt to form 'gas-OPEC', Attiyah ruled out a creation of OPEC-like cartel.[13]

On 18 January 2011 he was named head of the Amiri Diwan while remaining in the post of the deputy prime minister. In the post of minister of industry and energy he was replaced by Mohammed Saleh Al Sada.[14]

In 2011, Attiyah was appointed head of Emir Hamad Al Thani's office and president of the Qatar Administrative Control and Transparency Authority.

During the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Attiyah served as the chairman.[15]

Business

Since 1975, Attiyah has been the director of the Gulf Helicopters Corporation.[16] From 1987 to 1995, he served as the deputy chairman of QTel. Since 1986, he has been member of the directors board of Gulf Airways Corporation.

In 1992, Attiyah was appointed as chairman and managing director of Qatar Petroleum.Attiyah is also President of the Board of Trustees of the Lebanese School of Qatar.[17]

Philanthropy

Attiyah is chairman of the board of trustees of the Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development.[18]

Awards

In 2007, London-based the British Petroleum Intelligence Bulletin chose Attiyah as the Man of the Year in the field of development of hydrocarbon industry.[19]

In 2011, Texas A&M University awarded Attiyah with an Honorary Degree.[20]

Personal life

Attiyah is married and has six children. His interests are reading, fishing and radio communications. His amateur radio call-sign is A71AU.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Energy and Industry . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020702042318/http://english.mofa.gov.qa/get_gov_info.cfm?id=36 . 2 July 2002 . 2 July 2009 . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar.
  2. HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah . dead . OPEC . https://web.archive.org/web/20100703003918/http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/about_us/Qatar.pdf . 3 July 2010 . 10 October 2010.
  3. News: 2022-04-29 . War Is Making One of the Richest Countries Even Richer. Bloomberg News . 2022-05-18.
  4. Web site: H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah – Bio. UNFCC. 17 August 2013.
  5. Web site: H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah . Qatar Museums Authority . 17 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130519152454/http://www.qma.com.qa/en/about-us0/board-of-trustees/he-abdullah-bin-hamad-al-attiyah . 19 May 2013.
  6. Web site: Qatar petrochemicals. 2008-10-16. MEED. 2020-04-03.
  7. Web site: Leadership. mof.gov.qa. 10 April 2023. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622034538/https://www.mof.gov.qa/en/Pages/Leadership.aspx. dead.
  8. News: Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiya. 30 October 2000. APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy. 2 July 2009.
  9. Web site: OPEC : 128th (Extraordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference. opec.org. 2019-02-22.
  10. News: Qatar energy chief says UAE to join gas forum. Baxter. Kevin. 2 July 2009. Arabian Oil and Gas. 2 July 2009. 25 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090725041329/http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-5794-qatar_energy_chief_says_uae_to_join_gas_forum/. dead.
  11. News: Gas Producers Count on Oil-Linked Contracts in Qatar. Daya. Ayesha. 30 June 2009. Bloomberg News. 2 July 2009. Tuttle. Robert.
  12. News: Russia Fails to Offer Gas Candidate. Medetsky. Anatoly. 1 July 2009. The Moscow Times. 2 July 2009. https://archive.today/20130113212930/http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/379175.htm. 13 January 2013. dead.
  13. News: Gas exporters rule out a cartel, but opt for joint efforts on pricing. Prosser. David. 10 April 2007. The Independent. London. 2 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090623074047/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gas-exporters-rule-out-a-cartel-but-opt-for-joint-efforts-on-pricing-444084.html. 23 June 2009 . dead.
  14. News: Qatar Names Al Sada Energy Minister, Replacing Architect of LNG Attiyah. Bloomberg News. Robert. Tuttle. 18 January 2011. 22 January 2011.
  15. News: UN climate talks extend Kyoto Protocol, promise compensation. Harrabin. Roger. 8 December 2012. BBC News. 8 December 2012.
  16. Web site: A life in energy: Qatar's Abdulla Al Attiyah. Oil & Gas Middle East. 2019-02-22.
  17. News: HE Abdallah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626234709/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/11433479/HE-Abdallah-bin-Hamad-Al-Attiyah.html. dead. 2015-06-26. 2015-02-24. The Telegraph. 2019-02-22. 0307-1235.
  18. Web site: ABOUT US – Al-Attiyah Foundation. abhafoundation.org. 2019-05-10.
  19. News: Qatar becomes largest LNG producer: Attiyah . The Peninsula . 9 May 2007 . 10 October 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20110717021815/http://archive.thepeninsulaqatar.com/component/content/article/360-local-business-archive/99831.html . 17 July 2011 .
  20. Web site: Honorary Degrees . Texas A&M University . 2 December 2018.