- Mana Alotaiba
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name = H.E Dr. Mana Saeed Al Otaiba
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other_names = Dr. Mani Said Alutaybah, Dr. Mana Saeed Al Otaiba, الدكتور مانع سعيد العتيبة
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birth_name = Mana Saeed Alotaiba
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birth_place =Abu Dhabi , flagicon|UAE UAE
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occupation =Politician ,Business magnate ,Poet ,Hotelier ,Economist ,Novelist
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children = H.EYousef Al Otaiba , Dr. Zayed Al Otaiba, Khalifa Al Otaiba, Khalaf Al Otaiba, Racha Al Otaiba, Hend Al Otaiba, Maysson Al Otaiba, Tarek Al Otaiba, Ahmed Al Otaiba, Khaled Al Otaiba, H.E Mohammad Al Otaiba
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weight =Dr Mana Alotaiba (Arabic: الدكتور مانع العتيبه) was born on the 15th of
May 1946 To Saeed Alotaiba inAbu Dhabi theUnited Arab Emirates . Little else is known about Dr. Alotaibas personal life. Dr. Mana Alotaiba is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the Presidency of H.HSheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D7123BF931A35751C0A967948260] . After which Dr. Mana Alotaiba became the Personal Adviser to his highness the president. Which he remained until the death of H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, after which he became the Private Advisor to H.H SheikhKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan [http://www.ameinfo.com/94172.html] , as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under H.HKing Hassan II .Politics
Dr. Mana Alotaiba is a respected
Arab diplomat who is sought for advice by both Arab and international leaders because of his economic experience and his high levels of experience in the diplomatic circuit.Business
Dr. Mana Alotaiba is also the Chairman of Noor Capital [http://www.noorcapitaluae.com/?s=section§ionID=5] , 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 [http://www.zawya.com/cm/profile.cfm/cid1000838/] , a company with holdings in real estate; banking; slamic banking; telecommunication; ISP; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals; hotels and tourism, as well as being a major shareholder in Dana Gas [http://www.danagas.ae/uae.html] , which is the first regional private-sector natural gas company in the Middle East. He also owns Maissoune; a Moroccan business venture that has a significant presence in the Kingdom [http://www.galileo.co.ae/Morepress.html] . The rest of Dr. Alotaiba’s business activity is unknown due to his very private nature.
Culture
Dr. Alotaiba has also published more than 42 books of poetry, written in colloquial
Arabic , formal Arabic and English. Dr. Mana Alotaiba has also written novels including Karima and several essays including Essays on Petroleum and The Petroleum Concession Agreement as well as the highly influential book on Petroleum;OPEC and the Petroleum Industry. Dr. Mana Alotaiba is a noted Poet of the modernArab World and of the United Arab Emirates, and his writing was renowned even before the unification of the Emirates in1972 [http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah/more_stories/34543.html] . Dr. Mana Alotaiba was also given several Honorary Doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from the University of Keio inJapan [http://www.keio.ac.jp/english/keio_in_depth/keio_view/004.html] , a Doctorate of Law from the University of Manila in the Philippines [http://furat.alwehda.gov.sy/_archive.asp?FileName=98906555420070826012120] , and a Doctorate of Economics from the University of Sao PauloBrazil .OPEC
Dr. Mana Alotaiba was also the President of
OPEC a record of six times, including the presidency of the 26th conference held in Abu Dhabi 1971, the 52nd held in Abu Dhabi 1978, the 53rd and 54th both held in Geneva in 1979, the 62nd held in Abi Dhabi in 1981, and the 63rd held in Vienna in 1982 [http://www.opec.org/library/General%20Information/pdf/geninfo.pdf]Hospitality
Dr. Mana Alotaiba is also the owner of the Royal Mirage Hotels in
Morocco (formerly known as Sheraton). They include the Royal Mirage Marrakech, The Royal Mirage Marrakech Deluxe, The Royal Mirage Fes and the Royal Mirage Agadir.ee also
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United Arab Emirates
*Abu Dhabi
*OPEC
*Utaybah
*Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
*Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
*List of Arabic language poets
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