Suleiman Al Abbas ( ar, سليمان العباس) is a Syrian engineer and politician who was the minister of petroleum and mineral resources in the period 2013–2016.
Education
Abbas holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, which he received from the Romanian
University of Ploieşti in 1982.
He also obtained certificates in
oil well control
Oil well control is the management of the dangerous effects caused by the unexpected release of formation fluid, such as natural gas and/or crude oil, upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs and escaping into the atmosphere. Technical ...
and contract arbitration from the Arab Engineers Federation.
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Career
Abbas served as director of Al Jibseh oil fields in 1997.[ Then he was appointed director of planning department at the Syrian Petroleum Company in 2005.][ He became a board member of Al Furat Oil Company in 2008.][ He also served as deputy oil minister.]Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Wael Al Halki in a minor cabinet reshuffle.[ His term ended in 2016.
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Sanctions
Abbas has been in the list of financial sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom against Syria since 2014 due to his alleged role in the repression of the Syrians during the civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
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References
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Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region politicians
Living people
Syrian engineers
Oil and mineral reserves ministers of Syria
Year of birth missing (living people)
Syrian expatriates in Romania
Petroleum engineers
20th-century engineers