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RD OF DIRECTORS

H.E. Sheikh Abdulla
Bin Saoud Al-Thani

Chairman of the
Qatar Financial
Centre Regulatory

Authority

His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani was appointed
Governor of 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
Directors of the QFC Regulatory Authority in March 2012 and
subsequently as Chairman of 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 the Chairman of the Islamic Financial
Services Board (2013) as well as Chairman of the International
Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation until December 2013
and is currently a member of both institutions.
He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar
Development Bank and is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs & Investment.
He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Gulf Monetary Council for 2014. He is Board member at Qatar
Investment Authority and the Chairman of the Governors of
GCC Monetary Agencies and Central Banks Committee.

18 ANNUAL REPORT 2014