Saad Sherida al-Kaabi

Al-Kaabi attended Pennsylvania State University in 1986 where he studied petroleum and natural gas engineering. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering.[2]

Al-Kaabi joined QatarEnergy in 1986 during his studies at Pennsylvania State University.[3]

After graduation, al-Kaabi joined QatarEnergy’s Reservoir & Field Development Department. In the following years, he held various positions in petroleum engineering as well as technical, commercial and supervisory positions.[3] Eventually he became Manager of Gas Development, with responsibility for the management of the North Field.[4] He and his team are credited with launching and implementing different gas projects in short time periods and thus contributing to Qatar's rise in LNG and GTL.[3]

In 2006, al-Kaabi became the Director of QatarEnergy’s Oil & Gas Ventures Directorate, responsible now for all of Qatar’s oil and gas fields and all exploration activities. In September 2014, al-Kaabi was appointed as QatarEnergy’s Managing Director. He later became President and Chief Executive Officer (November 2014) as part of a major re-organization of QatarEnergy.[5]

Al Kaabi is the chairman of Industries Qatar, a large cooperation overseeing several of the emirate's industrial efforts and dealing primarily in petrochemicals, steel and fertilizers.[6]

He is also chairman of Gulf Drilling International and Adriatic LNG terminal.[2]