Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani
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H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim bin Jabor bin Muhammed Al Thani was appointed by the Emir
of Qatar
Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as the Director General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning
(GSDP) and Chairman of Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) in 2007.
At GSDP, Sheikh Hamad is in charge of the day to day management and with the Secretary General, Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, provides leadership on strategic direction. Sheikh Hamad also takes a keen interest in GSDP’s project work and has played an instrumental role in projects such as the Knowledge-based economy (KBE) and Small and medium enterprises (SME) projects.
Sheikh Hamad serves as a member of the board of directors of Hamad Medical Corporation
(HMC), Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and IctQATAR
, and Qatar Finance. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University
, Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee
(PPC), a member of the Governing Board for UNESCO Institute for Statistics
, Ultimate Resource – Qatar Finance and a Deputy Chairman of the AIDS Control Committee. Currently he is the Chair of ISI Al-Khawarezmi Committee.
He had a major role in the development process of Qatar Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2011-2016, and guided the creation process of the Qatar Statistics Authority which became an independent office for official statistics in June 2007. He also supervised the preparation of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics, directed the 2010 National Census, and established the National Population Policy and the Qatar Information Exchange (QALAM).
Prior to his present post and for four years, Sheikh Hamad was the Secretary General of the Planning Council, which had the responsibility for planning Qatar’s social and economic policies.
Previously, he worked in Qatar Petroleum
(QP) for fifteen years, occupying various posts including the position of Human Resource Manager, and later on the Director of Administration. He is known for having transformed Qatar Petroleum to become a Learning and performance-based corporation, and created the well-known Oil & Gas Industry Strategic Qatarisation Plan.
Sheikh Hamad received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Metropolitan State College in the USA.
He currently has three sons: Jabor, Jassim and Fahad.
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
of Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as the Director General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning
General Secretariat for Development Planning
The General Secretariat for Development Planning is a governmental agency in the State of Qatar. It was established through an Emiri Decision No in 2006 and amended by Emiri Decision No in 2009...
(GSDP) and Chairman of Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) in 2007.
At GSDP, Sheikh Hamad is in charge of the day to day management and with the Secretary General, Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, provides leadership on strategic direction. Sheikh Hamad also takes a keen interest in GSDP’s project work and has played an instrumental role in projects such as the Knowledge-based economy (KBE) and Small and medium enterprises (SME) projects.
Sheikh Hamad serves as a member of the board of directors of Hamad Medical Corporation
Hamad Medical Corporation
HMC is an abbreviation for Hamad Medical Corporation, the premier non-profit health care provider in Doha, Qatar .- Brief summary :, is the premier non-profit health care provider in Doha, Qatar. Established by Emiri decree in 1979, the Corporation manages the following highly specialized...
(HMC), Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and IctQATAR
IctQATAR
ictQATAR, the Supreme Council of Information & Communication Technology, is Qatar’s independent telecommunications regulator and the Government’s technology advocate and facilitator....
, and Qatar Finance. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University
Qatar University
Qatar University is a public university in Qatar, located on the northern outskirts of the capital Doha. In 2009 there were 8,221 students, of whom 73% were female. Courses are taught in Arabic or English . The university is the only government university in the country...
, Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee
Permanent Population Committee
The Permanent Population Committee is a national authority in the state of Qatar whose mission is to realize the aptness of population requirements to sustainable development...
(PPC), a member of the Governing Board for UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical office of UNESCO and is the primary UN depository for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication covering more than 200 countries and territories.The UIS was established in 1999...
, Ultimate Resource – Qatar Finance and a Deputy Chairman of the AIDS Control Committee. Currently he is the Chair of ISI Al-Khawarezmi Committee.
He had a major role in the development process of Qatar Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2011-2016, and guided the creation process of the Qatar Statistics Authority which became an independent office for official statistics in June 2007. He also supervised the preparation of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics, directed the 2010 National Census, and established the National Population Policy and the Qatar Information Exchange (QALAM).
Prior to his present post and for four years, Sheikh Hamad was the Secretary General of the Planning Council, which had the responsibility for planning Qatar’s social and economic policies.
Previously, he worked in Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petroleum is a state owned petroleum company in Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, and storage. QP's Chairman Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, is also the head of the Ministry of Energy and Industry and, as...
(QP) for fifteen years, occupying various posts including the position of Human Resource Manager, and later on the Director of Administration. He is known for having transformed Qatar Petroleum to become a Learning and performance-based corporation, and created the well-known Oil & Gas Industry Strategic Qatarisation Plan.
Sheikh Hamad received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Metropolitan State College in the USA.
He currently has three sons: Jabor, Jassim and Fahad.
External links
- http://www.qchem.com.qa
- http://www.qewc.com
- http://www.qfc.com.qa
- http://www.qix.gov.qa