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{{Short description|Emirati politician and writer (born 1946)}}
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'''Mana Al Otaiba''' ({{langx|ar|مانع العتيبة}}; born 15 May 1946 in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]), son of [[Saeed Al Otaiba]], is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the presidency of [[Sheikh]] [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/02/business/emirates-raise-oil-price-by-3.html|title=Emirates Raise Oil Price by $3|newspaper=The New York Times |date=2 February 1981}}</ref> Al Otaiba then became his Personal Adviser until the president's death, after which he became the Private Advisor to Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/94172.html |title=H.E. Dr. Al Otaiba registers for ID Card Program &#124; Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) |access-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165242/http://www.ameinfo.com/94172.html |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under [[King Hassan II]].


==Person==
==Biography==
Mana Al Otaiba served as President of [[OPEC]] six times, for its 26th, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 62nd and 63rd conferences, held during 1971–1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opec.org/library/General%20Information/pdf/geninfo.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714102831/http://www.opec.org/library/General%20Information/pdf/geninfo.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2007 }}</ref>


Al Otaiba is the former chair of [[Noor Capital]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noorcapitaluae.com/?s=section&sectionID=5 |title=Noor Capital UAE |access-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214413/http://www.noorcapitaluae.com/?s=section&sectionID=5 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> a firm dealing in asset management, private equity, investment banking, investment placement and direct equity. He is also a major shareholder in [[Abu Dhabi Group]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhabi Group (Dhabi Holding), UAE - Company Information, Key People, Latest News and Contact Details - ZAWYA MENA Edition |url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/company/Dhabi_Group-1000838/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211151448/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/company/Dhabi_Group-1000838/ |archive-date=2021-02-11 |website=www.zawya.com}}</ref> a company with holdings in real estate, banking, Islamic banking, telecommunication, ISP, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hotels and tourism, as well as being a major shareholder in [[Etisalat]]. Al Otaiba is the owner of the Royal Mirage Hotels in [[Morocco]] (formerly part of [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts]]), The Royal Mirage Marrakech Deluxe, the Royal Mirage Fes, and the Royal Mirage Agadir.<ref>http://www.galileo.co.ae/Morepress.html{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Dr Mana Alotaiba was born n the 15th of May 1946 To Saeed Alotaiba in Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates. Little else is known about Dr. Alotaibas Personl Life. Dr. Mana Alotaiba is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the Presidency of H.H Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D7123BF931A35751C0A967948260). After which Dr. Mana Alotaiba became the Personal Adviser to his highness the president. Which he remained until the death of H.H Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, after which he became the Private Advisor to H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (http://www.ameinfo.com/94172.html), as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under H.H King Hassan II.


Al Otaiba has published more than 135 poetry books,{{cn|date=October 2020}} written in colloquial Arabic, formal Arabic, and English. His writing was renowned even before the unification of the Emirates in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah/more_stories/34543.html |title=Gulfnews: Nurturing culture |access-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907153443/http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah/more_stories/34543.html |archive-date=7 September 2007 }}</ref> Al Otaiba has written novels (including ''Karima'', which became the basis for a television series)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foldedup.com/ps-media-exclusive-media-representative/karima|title=KARIMA &#124; FoldedUp|website=www.foldedup.com}}</ref> and several non-fiction books including ''Essays on Petroleum'', ''The Petroleum Concession Agreements'', and ''OPEC and the Petroleum Industry''. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from [[Keio University]] in Japan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keio.ac.jp/english/keio_in_depth/keio_view/004.html |title=Keio University |publisher=Keio.ac.jp |access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> a Doctorate of Law from the [[University of Manila]] in the Philippines,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://furat.alwehda.gov.sy/_archive.asp?FileName=98906555420070826012120 |title=مانع سعيد العتيبة .... الشاعر الذي يكتب بريشة الفنان |access-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526053237/http://furat.alwehda.gov.sy/_archive.asp?FileName=98906555420070826012120 |archive-date=26 May 2011 }}</ref> and a Doctorate of Economics from the [[University of São Paulo]] in Brazil.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
==Business==


==Books==
Dr. Mana Alotaiba is also the Chairman of Noor Capital (http://www.noorcapitaluae.com/?s=section&sectionID=5) , an firm dealing in Asset Management, Private Equity, Investment Banking, Investment Placement and Direct Equity. He is also a Major Shareholder in Abu Dhabi Group (http://www.zawya.com/cm/profile.cfm/cid1000838/) , a company with holdings in real estate; banking; slamic banking; telecommunication; ISP; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals; hotels and tourism, as well as being a major shareholder in Dana Gas (http://www.danagas.ae/uae.html) , which is the first regional private-sector natural gas company in the Middle East. He also owns Maissoune; a Moroccan business venture that has a significant presence in the Kingdom (http://www.galileo.co.ae/Morepress.htm). The rest of Dr. Alotaiba’s business activity is unknown due to his very private nature.
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |year=1971 |title=The Economy of Abu Dhabi, Ancient and Modern |publisher=Beirut, Commercial and Industrial Press }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The Planning Council in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The OPEC Organisation }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |year=1975 |title=OPEC and the Petroleum Industry |publisher= Croom Helm|language=En |isbn=978-0856642623}}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed|year=1977 |title=Petroleum and the Economy of the United Arab Emirates |publisher= Croom Helm |language=En |isbn= 978-0856645198}}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |year=1982|title=The Petroleum Concession Agreements of the United Arab Emirates |publisher=Routledge Kegan & Paul |language=En|isbn=978-0709919155}}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |year=1982|title=Essays on Petroleum |publisher=Routledge Kegan & Paul |language=En|isbn=978-0709919216}}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Arabisation and Globalisation }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |year=2008|title=Dialogue of Civilizations: The Self and the Other |publisher=Red Sea Press,U.S.|language=En|isbn=978-1569022948}}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Towards a New System of Arabism }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Education and Development of the World of Arabism }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Arabism in Arabic Poetry }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=From the Springs of Arabic Poetry }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The Flavour of Arabic Prose }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=I and Poetry }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Karima }}
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Night Visitor }}


==Culture==
==See also==
*[[List of Arabic language poets]]


==References==
Dr. Alotaiba has also published more than 42 books of poetry, written in colloquial Arabic, formal Arabic and English. Dr. Mana Alotaiba has also written novels including Karima and several essays including Essays on Petroleum and The Petroleum Concession Agreement aswell as the highly influencial book on Petroleum; OPEC and the Petroleum Industry. Dr. Mana Alotaiba is a noted Poet of the modern Arab World and of the United Arab Emirates, and his writing was renouned even before the unification of the Emirates in 1972 (http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah/more_stories/34543.html). Dr. Mana Alotaiba was also given several Honorary Doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from the University of Keio in Japan (http://www.keio.ac.jp/english/keio_in_depth/keio_view/004.html). [[Image:28703-ei.jpg]]
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==Opec==


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Dr. Mana Alotaiba was also the President of OPEC a record of six times, including the presidency of the 26th conference held in Abu Dhabi 1971, the 52nd held in Abu Dhabi 1978, the 53rd and 54th both held in Geneva in 1979, the 62nd held in Abi Dhabi in 1981, and the 63rd held in Vienna in 1982 (http://www.opec.org/library/General%20Information/pdf/geninfo.pdf)
[[Category:1946 births]]

[[Category:Living people]]
==Hospitality==
[[Category:People from Abu Dhabi]]

[[Category:Emirati businesspeople]]
Dr. Mana Alotaiba is also the owner of the Royal Mirage Hotels in Morocco (formerly known as Sheraton). They include the Royal Mirage Marrakech, The Royal Mirage Marrakech Deluxe, The Royal Mirage Fes and the Royal Mirage Agadir.
[[Category:Emirati economists]]

[[Category:Emirati novelists]]
[[Image:Royal Mirage.jpg]]
[[Category:21st-century Emirati poets]]

[[Category:Energy ministers of the United Arab Emirates]]
==See Also==
[[Category:OPEC people]]

[[Category:20th-century Emirati poets]]
*[[United Arab Emirates]]
*[[Morocco]]
*[[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
*[[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan]]
*[[King Hassan II]]
*[[Abu Dhabi]]
*[[OPEC]]
*[[Utaybah]]



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Latest revision as of 07:28, 25 November 2024

Mana Saeed Al Otaiba
مانع العتيبة
Al Otaiba in 1997
14th Secretary General of OPEC
(as President of OPEC)
In office
19 July 1983 – 31 December 1983
Preceded byMarc Saturnin Nan Nguema
Succeeded byKamel Hassan Maghur
Personal details
Born (1946-05-15) 15 May 1946 (age 78)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
RelationsYousef Al Otaiba (son), Hend Al Otaiba (daughter)
OccupationPolitician, economist, businessman, poet, novelist

Mana Al Otaiba (Arabic: مانع العتيبة; born 15 May 1946 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), son of Saeed Al Otaiba, is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the presidency of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[1] Al Otaiba then became his Personal Adviser until the president's death, after which he became the Private Advisor to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,[2] as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under King Hassan II.

Biography

[edit]

Mana Al Otaiba served as President of OPEC six times, for its 26th, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 62nd and 63rd conferences, held during 1971–1983.[3]

Al Otaiba is the former chair of Noor Capital,[4] a firm dealing in asset management, private equity, investment banking, investment placement and direct equity. He is also a major shareholder in Abu Dhabi Group,[5] a company with holdings in real estate, banking, Islamic banking, telecommunication, ISP, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hotels and tourism, as well as being a major shareholder in Etisalat. Al Otaiba is the owner of the Royal Mirage Hotels in Morocco (formerly part of Sheraton Hotels and Resorts), The Royal Mirage Marrakech Deluxe, the Royal Mirage Fes, and the Royal Mirage Agadir.[6]

Al Otaiba has published more than 135 poetry books,[citation needed] written in colloquial Arabic, formal Arabic, and English. His writing was renowned even before the unification of the Emirates in 1972.[7] Al Otaiba has written novels (including Karima, which became the basis for a television series)[8] and several non-fiction books including Essays on Petroleum, The Petroleum Concession Agreements, and OPEC and the Petroleum Industry. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from Keio University in Japan,[9] a Doctorate of Law from the University of Manila in the Philippines,[10] and a Doctorate of Economics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil.[citation needed]

Books

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  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (1971). The Economy of Abu Dhabi, Ancient and Modern. Beirut, Commercial and Industrial Press.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. The Planning Council in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. The OPEC Organisation.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (1975). OPEC and the Petroleum Industry. Croom Helm. ISBN 978-0856642623.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (1977). Petroleum and the Economy of the United Arab Emirates. Croom Helm. ISBN 978-0856645198.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (1982). The Petroleum Concession Agreements of the United Arab Emirates. Routledge Kegan & Paul. ISBN 978-0709919155.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (1982). Essays on Petroleum. Routledge Kegan & Paul. ISBN 978-0709919216.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Arabisation and Globalisation.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed (2008). Dialogue of Civilizations: The Self and the Other. Red Sea Press,U.S. ISBN 978-1569022948.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Towards a New System of Arabism.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Education and Development of the World of Arabism.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Arabism in Arabic Poetry.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. From the Springs of Arabic Poetry.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. The Flavour of Arabic Prose.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. I and Poetry.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Karima.
  • Al-Otaiba, Mana Saeed. Night Visitor.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Emirates Raise Oil Price by $3". The New York Times. 2 February 1981.
  2. ^ "H.E. Dr. Al Otaiba registers for ID Card Program | Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA)". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Noor Capital UAE". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Dhabi Group (Dhabi Holding), UAE - Company Information, Key People, Latest News and Contact Details - ZAWYA MENA Edition". www.zawya.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.galileo.co.ae/Morepress.html[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Gulfnews: Nurturing culture". Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  8. ^ "KARIMA | FoldedUp". www.foldedup.com.
  9. ^ "Keio University". Keio.ac.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ "مانع سعيد العتيبة .... الشاعر الذي يكتب بريشة الفنان". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
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