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Mana Al Otaiba (مانع العتيبة المرر) (born 15 May 1946) to Saeed Al Otaiba in
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dha ...
in 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 (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
. Al Otaiba is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the presidency of
Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
. Al Otaiba then became his Personal Adviser until the president's death, after which he became the Private Advisor to Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...
, as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under King Hassan II.


Biography

Mana Al Otaiba served as President of
OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC, ) is a cartel of countries. Founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), it has, since 1965, been headqua ...
six times, for its 26th, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 62nd and 63rd conferences, held during 1971–1983. Al Otaiba is the former chair of Noor Capital, a firm dealing in asset management, private equity, investment banking, investment placement and direct equity. He is also a major shareholder in
Abu Dhabi Group Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan ( ar, نهيان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1951) heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development. Biography He is the son of Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, grand ...
, a company with holdings in real estate, banking, Islamic banking, telecommunication, ISP, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hotels and tourism, as well as being a major shareholder in
Etisalat Etisalat by e& is an UAE, Emirati-based multinational telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 16 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It is the 18th largest mobile network operator in the world by number of sub ...
. Al Otaiba is the owner of the Royal Mirage Hotels in
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
(formerly part of
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), The Royal Mirage Marrakech Deluxe, the Royal Mirage Fes, and the Royal Mirage Agadir. Al Otaiba has published more than 135 poetry books, written in colloquial Arabic, formal Arabic, and English. His writing was renowned even before the unification of the Emirates in 1972. Al Otaiba has written novels (including ''Karima'', which became the basis for a television series) and several non-fiction books including ''Essays on Petroleum'', ''The Petroleum Concession Agreements'', and ''OPEC and the Petroleum Industry''. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from
Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment ...
in Japan, a Doctorate of Law from the University of Manila in the Philippines, and a Doctorate of Economics from the
University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the bes ...
in Brazil.


Books

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See also

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List of Arabic language poets List of Arabic language poets, most of whom were or are Arabs and who wrote in the Arabic language. Each year links to the corresponding " earin poetry" article. The alphabetical order is by first names. Alphabetical list __NOTOC__ A * Abbas Al ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Otaiba, Mana 1946 births Living people People from Abu Dhabi Emirati businesspeople Emirati economists Emirati novelists 21st-century Emirati poets Government ministers of the United Arab Emirates OPEC people 20th-century Emirati poets