Suhail Al Mazroui

Suhail Mohammed Faraj Al Mazroui (Arabic: سهيل محمد فرج المزروعي) is an Emirati businessman and politician, who has been serving as the minister of energy in the United Arab Emirates since March 2013.

Suhail Al Mazroui
Al Mazroui in 2018
Minister of Energy
Assumed office
12 March 2013
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded byMohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli
Personal details
NationalityEmirati
Alma materUniversity of Tulsa

Early life

Al Mazroui was born on the 3rd of July 1973 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Education

Mazroui graduated with a petroleum engineering degree from the University of Tulsa in 1996.[2]

Oil & Gas

Al Mazroui worked at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for 10 years where he specialized in reservoir engineering and production operations.[3] He served as CEO of ADNOC until 2007.[4] Al Mazroui was the Director at Dolphin Energy[3][5] for more than one year.

Al Mazroui, while working for Royal Dutch Shell, served in various capacities in international oil and gas projects in Nigeria, North Sea, Brunei and the Netherlands.[6]

Al Mazroui served as the Deputy CEO of state-owned Mubadala Oil and Gas until March 2013, where he was appointed Energy Minister.[5]

In April 2015 he was appointed to the position of Managing Director of IPIC.[7] IPIC and Mubadala Investment Company completed their US$125 billion merger in 2017.[8] His Excellency served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for CEPSA (2015-2018), the Spanish multinational oil and gas company, where Mubadala Investment Company is the largest shareholder.[9] On December 2017, Suhail M. Al-Mazroui was elected as President of OPEC,[10] for one year(1 January–December 2018).[11]

Government

In a reshuffle of 12 March 2013, he was appointed Minister of Energy to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, replacing Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli in the post.[12][13] On October 2017, in a new cabinet, Industry was added to his portfolio, where he became Minister of Energy & Industry.[14] Al Mazroui also became the head of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority(FEWA).[15] Al Mazroui, at the 2018 Bloomberg Middle East Global Leaders Forum, stated that the thing that keeps him up at night "is water";[16] and why sustainability is a key component of his mission as minister of energy and industry.

He is a member of the advisory committee of Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council.[12][17]

Al Mazroui is the Vice-Chairman of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation.[18]

Al Mazroui serves as Vice Chairman on the Supreme Committee for Abu Dhabi's Water & Electricity.[19]

Real Estate

Al Mazroui also has experience in real estate, where he served as Vice-Chairman[20] of Sorouh Real Estate from 2009 to 2013. Sorouh merged with Aldar Properties in 2013.[21]

Institutional Oversight

Al Mazroui Chairs and serves on various institutional boards. Suhail has been with Mubadala since 2007; as such, Al Mazroui is the Chairman of Mubadala Petroleum LLC.[22] Suhail M. Al Mazroui is an Executive Committee and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee member of the Board of Mubadala Investment Company.[23] Before, Al Mazroui served as Deputy CEO & Senior VP of New Business Development of Mubadala Oil & Gas, 2007 until 2013.[24]

Al Mazroui is the Chairman of Emirates Liquified Gas Company,[25] a private company, owned by Mubadala; also serves as Chairman of the Borealis Supervisory Board, as of 2015.[26][27]

Al Mazroui, served as the Chairman of NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a plastic and chemical company, which is a subsidiary of Mubadala;[28] and is the Vice-Chairman at Nawah Energy Company, where Khaldoon Al Mubarak is the Chairman.[29]

Board member of Dolphin Energy;[30] also, Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazroui serves as a Member of the Audit Committee of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC); also served as Board Member at Tatweer Petroleum Company (Bahrain)[31] and Pearl Energy Group company.[32]

Personal life

Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Ghanem Al Mazroui is married and lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and 4 (3 boys 1 girl) children.[33] Suhail bin Mohammed's uncle is H.E. Suhail Faris Ghanem Ateish Al Mazrouei, the Chairman of Dubai Investments Directors,[34] member of the Supreme Petroleum Council of Abu Dhabi,[17] who is the father of the minister of youth, H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui.

References
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  29. "Board of Directors". Nawah Energy Company. 1 February 2020.
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  32. "Mubadala Oil & Gas and Yemen Company for Investment in Oil and Minerals Sign Memorandum of Understanding". www.mubadala.com. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  33. "About Minister | About Ministry | Ministry of Energy and Industry in UAE". www.moei.gov.ae. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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