Suhail Al Mazroui
| Suhail Al Mazroui | |
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| Minister of Energy | |
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Assumed office 12 March 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Emirati |
| Alma mater | University of Tulsa |
Suhail Mohammed Faraj Al Mazroui (Arabic: سهيل محمد فرج المزروعي) is an Emirati businessman and politician, who has been serving as the minister of energy in the United Arab Emirates since March 2013.
Mazroui holds a petroleum engineering degree, which he received from the University of Tulsa.
Mazroui worked at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for 10 years where he specialized in reservoir engineering and production operations. He served as chief executive officer of ADNOC until November 1994. Yusuf bin Omeir bin Yusuf replaced him in the post.
Mazroui also worked at Royal Dutch Shell for more than one year and at Dolphin Energy limited as director. He served in various capacities in international oil and gas projects in Nigeria, North Sea, Brunei and the Netherlands. In 2009, he was named vice chairman of Sorouh Real Estate company. He was the deputy chief executive of state-owned Mubadala Oil and Gas until March 2013. He is a member of the advisory committee of Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council.
In a reshuffle of 12 March 2013, he was appointed energy minister to the cabinet led by prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, replacing Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli in the post. Mazroui also became the head of the federal electricity and water authority.
In April 2015 he was appointed to the position of managing director of IPIC.
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