MR. ABDULRAHMAN AL-SUWAIDI
Mr. Abdulrahman M. Al-Suwaidi holds a Bachelors’ degree in Chemistry from Qatar University and a Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Bradford University in England.
Mr. Al-Suwaidi has been the Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) since joining in 2016. Prior to QAFCO, Mr. Al-Suwaidi was with ORYX GTL, operating the world’s largest LTFT GTL plant, from 2007 until 2016. He joined ORYX GTL as the Deputy General Manager seconded from QatarEnergy and was appointed CEO in 2009. Mr. Al-Suwaidi started his career with QatarEnergy in 1987 and held a variety of technical and operational posts in QatarEnergy’s onshore operations. Between 1998 and 2007, Mr. Al-Suwaidi held two managerial positions responsible for QatarEnergy’s gas processing & gas distribution facilities in Mesaieed and subsequently gas production and reinjection facilities located offshore and in Dukhan. His responsibilities during this period included production and maintenance operations, inspection and engineering.
Currently, Mr. Al-Suwaidi also serves as the Chairman of Qatar Chemical Group Companies Ltd. and a member of QAFCO Board of Directors.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) and Chairman of the Agricultural Nutrients Committee at GPCA.