Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah

Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah ( ; , 1952 – 27 May 2026) was a Qatari politician who was deputy prime minister and the head of the emir's court. From September 1992 to January 2011, al-Attiyah was Qatar's minister of energy and industry.

Al-Attiyah owned the Gulf Publishing and Printing Company, which is the media house behind two central Qatari newspapers: Al Raya and Gulf Times.

Early life and education Al-Attiyah was born in Doha, Qatar in 1952. In 1976, he graduated from the University of Alexandria, Egypt with a bachelor's degree. From 1973 to 1986, he held a post of the head of international and public relations at the ministry. From 1986 to 1989, he served as the director of the office of the minister, and from 1989 to 1992, as the director of the office of the minister of interior and as the acting minister of finance and petroleum.

On 23 November 1993, al-Attiyah was named OPEC president and a member of the OPEC's quota compliance committee.

On 12 January 1999, he also assumed the responsibility for electricity and water issues as these sectors were merged into the ministry of energy and industry.

On 30 June 2009, at the eighth ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha, al-Attiyah was elected as the chairman of the organization. Although Gas Exporting Countries Forum has seen by some experts as an attempt to form 'gas-OPEC', al-Attiyah ruled out a creation of OPEC-like cartel.

On 18 January 2011 he was named head of the Amiri Diwan while remaining in the post of the deputy prime minister. In the post of minister of industry and energy he was replaced by Mohammed Saleh Al Sada.

In 2011, al-Attiyah was appointed head of Emir Hamad Al Thani's office and president of the Qatar Administrative Control and Transparency Authority.

Business From 1975, al-Attiyah was the director of the Gulf Helicopters Corporation. From 1987 to 1995, he served as the deputy chairman of QTel.

Media Al-Attiyah owned the Gulf Publishing and Printing Company, which is the media house behind two central Qatari newspapers: Al Raya and Gulf Times. Their content is "widely viewed as aligned with government policy", and they avoid criticizing Qatari authorities.

Personal life and death Attiyah was married and had six children. His interests included reading, fishing, and radio communications. His amateur radio call-sign was A71AU.

Awards In 2007, the London-based British Petroleum Intelligence Bulletin chose al-Attiyah as the Man of the Year in the field of development of hydrocarbon industry.

In 2011, Texas A&M University awarded al-Attiyah an Honorary Degree.