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Abdullah Al Attiyah attends NUMOV meet

Published: 30 Jan 2017 - 10:23 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 04:37 pm
H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah speaking at the NUMOV meeting in Berlin recently.

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah speaking at the NUMOV meeting in Berlin recently.

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H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, President of Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Foundation for Energy & Sustainable Development and the former minister of Energy and Industry, participated in the Assembly meeting of the board of directors of the German Near and Middle East Association (NUMOV) in Berlin held recently. 

The meeting discussed former and future plans of the NUMOV and its financial outcomes.

Dr Gerhard Schr?der, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, chairs the board of directors of the German Near and Middle East association. The Assembly activity extended for a period of 80 years through supporting its members of the major German companies to form and expand relations in the Near and Middle East. 

The assembly facilitated the provision of necessary information to its members about developments in the countries of the region, especially in the economic, trade and investment fields. Also the assembly played a prominent role in the establishment of the Qatari Business Forum in 2003.

Al Attiyah is also a member of the Board of International Management Association, which includes prominent figures from several countries in the region. 

The participation of Al Attiyah, the founder and chairman of Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy & Sustainable Development, came due to the trust accorded by the NUMOV in the foundation as well as for the important part the foundation played since its initiation in 2015 as an independent foundationand in providing independent visions about issues that affect the energy industry and sustainable development according to the concepts of sustainability and energy variables.

The foundation also plays an important role communicating with other relevant institutions to make solutions for the rising energy and sustainability variability issues, whether in the form of research, studies or conferences. 

Moreover, the foundation provides open discussions between the most influential people in governments and business, including academic, research, scientific and media institutions.

Al Attiyah is an international prominent figure in the energy and sustainability affairs. He is a member of several boards of directors of some international bodies concerned with energy and international cooperation affairs including Energy Intelligence Group (EIG), which is organizing oil and gas conference which are considered one of the largest energy conferences in the world

He is also a member of the International Cooperation Platform (ICP), based in the city of Istanbul, Turkey.