Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Qatari politician
Mohammed Saleh Abdullah Al Sada is a Qatari politician and former minister of energy and industry and the chairman of Qatar Petroleum.
Education
Sada graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor of Science degree in earth science. He also holds a MSc and a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
Career
Al Sada started his career at Qatar Petroleum in 1983. He served in various positions and was appointed as technical director of Qatar Petroleum in 1997. From 2006 to 2011 he served as the managing director of RasGas liquefied natural gas company. He is also the vice chairman of the board of the Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) and Qatar Steel Company (QASCO), and the chairman of the board of directors of Qatar Metals Coating Company (Q-Coat). He has served as a member of Qatar's permanent constitution preparation committee, the supreme education council, and the national committee for human rights.
In April 2007, Al Sada was appointed minister of state for energy and industry affairs and served in that position until 2011.
On 18 January 2011, he replaced Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah in the post of minister of industry and energy.
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