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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani

September 1, 2008 12:01 by kippreport

Sheikh Abdullah is the chairman of the board of directors for Qatar Telecom (Qtel). He is also the chairman of Kuwait-based Wataniya, and has been president-commissioner of Indosat since August this year. Sheikh Abdullah previously held several high-profile positions in Qatar including the Chief of the Royal Court (Amiri Diwan) from 2000 to 2005. He is also a member of the Qatari Planning Council.

Sheikh Abdullah graduated as a pilot in the British Army Air Corps and completed his studies at the Senior Military War College for the Armed Forces in the US. He is a certified by the British Royal Air Force as a pilot instructor.

Earlier this month, he told the Financial Times that Qtel’s buying spree would continue unabated. Its market cap has gone up to more than $18bn from $4bn, and its presence has grown from one country to 16 in the past three and a half years.