Hamad bin Jabor Al Thani
H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani | |
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H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani | |
Nationality | Qatari |
Occupation(s) | Director General of the GSDP and Chairman (Acting) of QSA |
H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim bin Jabor bin Muhammed Al Thani was appointed by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as the Director General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) and Chairman (Acting) of Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) in 2007.
At GSDP, Sheikh Hamad is in charge of the day to day management and with the Secretary General, Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, provides leadership on strategic direction. Sheikh Hamad also takes a keen interest in GSDP’s project work and has played an instrumental role in projects such as the Knowledge-based economy (KBE) and Small and medium enterprises (SME) projects.
Sheikh Hamad serves as a member of the board of directors of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), Qatar National Bank (QNB), Ansbacher and IctQATAR, and QFINANCE. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University, Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee (PPC), a member of the Governing Board for UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Ultimate Resource – Qatar Finance and a Deputy Chairman of the AIDS Control Committee.
Previously, Sheikh Hamad was the Secretary General of the Planning Council for four years, which had the responsibility for planning Qatar’s social and economic policies. Sheikh Hamad earned his managerial skills from working at Qatar Petroleum (QP) for fifteen years including a position as a Manager of Human Resources and Director of Administration.
Sheikh Hamad received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Metropolitan State College in the USA.
He currently has three sons: Jabor, Jassim and Fahad.
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