About

Professional Background

His Excellency Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed Jassim Althani is a former Minister of Economy and Trade in the State of Qatar. Previously he spent eighteen years working in the oil and gas industry, mainly with Qatar Petroleum. He is one of the main founders of QatarGas and RasGas. His main activities now are LNG consulting and research and the geopolitics and political economy of the GCC.

He holds a BAA in Industrial Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University, a Global MBA from Duke University and a Senior Executive programme from London Business School.

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18

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Publications

Authored Books

Sheikh Mohamed has authored comprehensive books covering the complex geopolitics of the GCC, the Arab Spring, and the founding history of the State of Qatar.

The Arab Spring

The Arab Spring & the Gulf States

The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether their country is heading in the right direction to become a durable, sustainable system.

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Jassim the Leader

Jassim the Leader - Founder of Qatar

The Gulf state of Qatar tops the Forbes list of the worlds richest countries. In 2010, the country had the worlds highest GDP per capita, and its reserves of oil and natural gas are vast.

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Jassim the Leader Arabic

Jassim the Leader (Arabic Version)

Qatar in the 1830s was a fragmented region, a desert peninsula without security or borders, where coastal communities depended on pearling for survival, constantly at the mercy of tribal raiders.

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