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H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani
Governor of the Qatar Central Bank
Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre
Regulatory Authority

His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani was appointed
Governor of the Qatar Central Bank in May 2006, having started his
career in the Bank in 1981. He was Deputy Governor from 1990 to
2001 and subsequently left to serve as Chairman of the State Audit
Bureau from 2001 to 2006, before assuming his current position.

His Excellency was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Regulatory Authority in March 2012 and subsequently as
Chairman of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority later in 2012. His
Excellency is also Chairman of Qatar’s Financial Stability and Risk
Control Committee.
He was appointed as Chairman of the Islamic Financial Services
Board (2013) as well as Chairman of the International Islamic Liquid-
ity Management Corporation until December 2013 and is currently
a member of both institutions.

He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar
Development Bank and is a member of the Supreme Council for
Economic Affairs and Investment.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Mon-
etary Council for 2014. He is a Board member at Qatar Investment
Authority and Chairman of the Governors of GCC Monetary Agen-
cies and Central Banks Committee.