Suleiman Al Abbas

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Suleiman Al Abbas
سليمان العباس
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
In office
9 February 2013 – 2016
Prime MinisterWael Nader al-Halqi
Preceded bySaeed Hunedi
Succeeded byAli Suleiman Ghanem
Personal details
NationalitySyrian
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Alma materUniversity of Ploieşti

Suleiman Al Abbas (Arabic: سليمان العباس) is a Syrian engineer and politician who served as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 2013 to 2016.

Education

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Abbas earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering in 1982 at the University of Ploieşti in Romania.[1] He also obtained certificates in oil well control and contract arbitration from the Arab Engineers Federation.[1]

Career

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Abbas served as director of Al Jibseh oil fields in 1997.[1] In 2005, he was appointed director of the Planning Department at the Syrian Petroleum Company.[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 Nader al-Halqi in a minor cabinet reshuffle.[3][4][5] Abbas replaced Saeed Hunedi as oil minister.[4] His term ended in 2016.[citation needed]

Sanctions

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Abbas has been in the list of financial sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom against Syria since 2014 due to his alleged role in the repression of the Syrians during the civil war.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "President Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating New Ministers". Syrian Arab News Agency. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Assad makes minor government changes: state media". Reuters. Beirut. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ Carey, Glen (9 February 2013). "Syrian President Assad Changes Economic Cabinet Posts, Sana Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Syrian president re-shuffles cabinet". Kuwait News Agency. Damascus. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Assad reshuffles cabinet, warplanes raid Damascus". Khaleej Times. Damascus. Agence France-Presse. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.