Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi joined Qatar Petroleum in 1986 as a student studying Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in the USA, from which he graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering.  

In 2006, he was appointed as the Director of Qatar Petroleum’s Oil & Gas Ventures Directorate, where he was overseeing all of Qatar’s oil and gas fields’ developments as well as all the exploration activities in Qatar. 

In September 2014, Mr. Al-Kaabi was appointed as Qatar Petroleum’s President and Chief Executive Officer, where he oversaw Qatar Petroleum’s gas, oil and petrochemical developments in Qatar and internationally.  

On November 4, 2018, His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi was appointed Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Cabinet member of the State of Qatar, and Deputy Chairman of Qatar Petroleum, in addition to his position as President & CEO.