Suleiman Al Abbas Explained

Office:Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Primeminister:Wael Al Halki
Predecessor:Saeed Hunedi
Successor:Ali Suleiman Ghanem
Term Start:9 February 2013
Term End:2016
Party:Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Alma Mater:University of Ploieşti
Nationality:Syrian

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 Halki 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: President Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers. 28 February 2013. SANA. 10 February 2013.
  2. News: Assad makes minor government changes: state media. 28 February 2013. Reuters. 9 February 2013. Beirut.
  3. News: Glen Carey. Syrian President Assad Changes Economic Cabinet Posts, Sana Says. Bloomberg. 28 February 2013. 9 February 2013.
  4. News: Syrian president re-shuffles cabinet. KUNA. 28 February 2013. 9 February 2013. Damascus.
  5. News: Assad reshuffles cabinet, warplanes raid Damascus. AFP. Khaleej Times. 9 February 2013. 24 February 2013. Damascus.
  6. Web site: Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK. 22 February 2022. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. 22 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222165453/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1055718/Syria.pdf. 17 February 2022.