The Supreme Petroleum Council ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للبترول) is the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

. The Council was formed in 1988. The Council is tasked with supervising all oil and gas companies that operate in Abu Dhabi and the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. The Council also acts as the

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for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. on 27 December 2020, president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, announced the establishment of a new council, Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs that would also oversee matters relating to petroleum and natural resources putting an end to Supreme Petroleum Council.

List of member of the defunct council

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ...

, Chairman #Vacant, Vice Chairman #

Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, هزاع بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 2 June 1965) is the younger brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former National ...

, member #

Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...

, member #

Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan KBE (Arabic: حامد بن زايد آل نهيان) is an Emirati businessman and managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. He is a member of the Al Nahyan, ruling family of Abu Dhabi. Early l ...

, member #

Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

, member #Dhiyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member #Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, member #Hamad Mubarak Al Shamsi, member and

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of the council #

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber ( ar, سلطان أحمد الجابر, born August 31, 1973) is a Cabinet Member and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates, Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil ...

, member #Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, member #

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak ( ar, خلدون المبارك; born 1975) is an Emirati Government official and business leader. Al Mubarak holds senior positions within the Government of Abu Dhabi, including as: a member of the Executive Counci ...

, member #Riyad Abdul Rahman Al Mubarak, member #Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed, member #Abdullah Nasser Al Suwaidi, member #Suhail Fares Ghanem Al Mazrouei, member Former important board members include : #

Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri ( ar, جوعان سالم علي الظاهري ; 1 January 1948 – 27 April 2013) was an Emirati politician. He served as the Secretary General and member of the Supreme Petroleum Council alongside both the Crown Prince of ...

(1948–2013) was appointed in 26 June 2011 as

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. One of the oldest officials in Abu Dhabi. He died from heart stroke on 27 April 2013.

References

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