Suleiman al-Abbas

Suleiman Al Abbas (Arabic: سليمان العباس‎) is a Syrian engineer and politician who is the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Suleiman Al Abbas
سليمان العباس
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Assumed office
9 February 2013
Prime MinisterWael Al Halki
Preceded bySaeed Hunedi
Personal details
NationalitySyrian
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Alma materUniversity of Ploieşti

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]

References
  1. "President Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers". SANA. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "Assad makes minor government changes: state media". Reuters. Beirut. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. Glen Carey (9 February 2013). "Syrian President Assad Changes Economic Cabinet Posts, Sana Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. "Syrian president re-shuffles cabinet". KUNA. Damascus. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. "Assad reshuffles cabinet, warplanes raid Damascus". Khaleej Times. Damascus. AFP. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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