Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani

Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani (Arabic: أحمد بن جاسم آل ثاني) is a Qatari businessman, politician and a member of the royal family, Al Thani.

Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani
Minister of Economy and Commerce
Assumed office
26 June 2013
Prime Minister
Personal details
Alma materUnited Arab Emirates University
Imperial College Business School
OccupationEngineer

Early life and education

Al Thani is a member of the ruling family of Qatar.[1][2] He is a graduate of the University of United Arab Emirates where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering.[3] He received a master's degree in integrated reservoir project management from Imperial College.[3][4]

Career

Ahmed Al Thani worked in different petroleum engineering projects in Qatar and abroad.[5] He was a board member at Qatargas.[4] After resignation of Wadah Khanfar from Al Jazeera, Al Thani became the director general of the channel in September 2011.[5][6] He left channel on 26 June 2013 when he was appointed minister of economy and commerce.[7] From 3 July until November 2018, he was made member to the administrative council of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).[8] He was appointed in 2020 as the economic advisor to the Amir, and also in 2021 as the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Economic Affairs and Investment.

Awards

Arabian Business named Al Thani as the most powerful Qatari businessman in 2012.[4] He was chosen as the 38th most powerful Arab by Gulf Business in 2013.[9]

References
  1. Hugh Eakin (27 October 2011). "The Strange Power of Qatar". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. Ian Black (21 September 2011). "Al-Jazeera chief replaced by Qatari royal". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. "Executive Profile. Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. "Arabian Business Qatar Power List 2012". Arabian Business. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. "Questions abound as Qatari takes helms of Al Jazeera Network". Doha News. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  6. "Al Jazeera's political independence questioned amid Qatar intervention". The Guardian. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. "Al Jazeera's Director General resigns 'to serve my country'". Doha News. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  8. "Qatar's former PM loses role at wealth fund". Arabian Business. Reuters. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  9. "Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani". Gulf Business. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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