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| name = Mana Saeed Al Otaiba |
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| other_names = Mana Saeed Al Otaiba Al Marar, الدكتور مانع سعيد العتيبة المرر |
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| office = 14th [[Secretary General of OPEC]]<br />({{small|as President of [[OPEC]]}}) |
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'''Mana Al Otaiba''' ({{ |
'''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 | 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]]. |
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==Biography== |
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⚫ | 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> |
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Al Otaiba is an Arab diplomat who is sought after for advice by Arab and international leaders because of his economic experience and his high levels of experience in the diplomatic circuit. His son [[Yousef Al Otaiba]] became the UAE ambassador to the United States. |
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⚫ | Al Otaiba is the former chair of [[Noor Capital]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noorcapitaluae.com/?s=section§ionID=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§ionID=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> |
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⚫ | Mana Al Otaiba served as President of [[OPEC]] |
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⚫ | 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 | 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}} |
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==Business== |
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==Culture== |
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⚫ | Al Otaiba has published more than |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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* {{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 |year=1971 |title=The Economy of Abu Dhabi, Ancient and Modern |publisher=Beirut, Commercial and Industrial Press }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |
* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The Planning Council in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The OPEC Organisation }} |
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* {{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=1975 |title=OPEC and the Petroleum Industry |publisher= Croom Helm|language=En |isbn=978-0856642623}} |
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* {{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=1977 |title=Petroleum and the Economy of the United Arab Emirates |publisher= Croom Helm |language=En |isbn= 978-0856645198}} |
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* {{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=The Petroleum Concession Agreements of the United Arab Emirates |publisher=Routledge Kegan & Paul |language=En|isbn=978-0709919155}} |
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* {{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 |year=1982|title=Essays on Petroleum |publisher=Routledge Kegan & Paul |language=En|isbn=978-0709919216}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Arabisation and Globalisation }} |
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* {{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 |year=2008|title=Dialogue of Civilizations: The Self and the Other |publisher=Red Sea Press,U.S.|language=En|isbn=978-1569022948}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Towards a New System of Arabism }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Education and Development of the World of Arabism }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Arabism in Arabic Poetry }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=From the Springs of Arabic Poetry }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=The Flavour of Arabic Prose }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=I and Poetry }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Karima }} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Al-Otaiba |first=Mana Saeed |title=Night Visitor }} |
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*[[Otaibah]] |
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*[[List of Arabic language poets]] |
*[[List of Arabic language poets]] |
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Mana Saeed Al Otaiba | |
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مانع العتيبة | |
14th Secretary General of OPEC (as President of OPEC) | |
In office 19 July 1983 – 31 December 1983 | |
Preceded by | Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema |
Succeeded by | Kamel Hassan Maghur |
Personal details | |
Born | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 15 May 1946
Relations | Yousef Al Otaiba (son), Hend Al Otaiba (daughter) |
Occupation | Politician, 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Emirates Raise Oil Price by $3". The New York Times. 2 February 1981.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Noor Capital UAE". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.galileo.co.ae/Morepress.html[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Gulfnews: Nurturing culture". Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ "KARIMA | FoldedUp". www.foldedup.com.
- ^ "Keio University". Keio.ac.jp. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "مانع سعيد العتيبة .... الشاعر الذي يكتب بريشة الفنان". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2008.