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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 Directors of the
Regulatory Authority in March 2012 and subsequently as Chairman of the
Qatar Financial Markets Authority later in 2012. His Excellency is also Chair-
man 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 Liquidity Management Cor-
poration 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 Monetary
Council for 2014. He is a Board member at Qatar Investment Authority and
Chairman of the Governors of GCC Monetary Agencies and Central Banks
Committee.