Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Nabit (Arabic: سعادة الدكتور صالح بن محمد النابت) is a Qatari government official who serves on the

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as the Minister of Development Planning and Statistics. He was appointed to the position in June 2013. Before being appointed to his current post, he served as the Secretary-General of the

General Secretariat for Development Planning The General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) (Arabic: الأمانة العامة للتخطيط التنموي) is a governmental agency in the State of Qatar, established through Emiri Decision No (39) in 2006 and amended by Emiri D ...

. He has published research papers and studies in the areas of planning, economic and social development, and the economics of banks and financial institutions.

Education

Al Nabit received a

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from

Qatar University Qatar University (; transliterated: Jami'at Qatar) is a public research university located on the northern outskirts of Doha, Qatar. It is the only public university in the country. The university hosts twelve colleges – Arts and Sciences, Bu ...

, where he graduated

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. He was awarded the Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani prize for top student in 1988. He went on to attain a master's degree in business administration (with distinction) from

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Missi ...

in the US and a PhD in development economics from the

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...

in the United Kingdom.

Career

Early career

He worked at the

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for a brief period before he started teaching economics and finance courses at Qatar University in 1993. In addition to teaching courses, he was a member of the board of directors for both the university and the department. He stopped teaching classes at Qatar University in 2008. He also taught economic courses at Saint Louis University and the University of Bradford from 1995 to 2001.

General Secretariat for Development Planning

In 2001, he was appointed as the acting director of the Economic Development at the

. He was later appointed as director of institutional development in 2008. From 2008 onwards, he worked closely with Ibrahim Ibrahim in preparing the

Qatar National Vision 2030 Qatar National Vision 2030 (; abbreviated as QNV 2030) is a development plan launched in October 2008 by the General Secretariat for Development Planning in the State of Qatar. The aim of QNV 2030 is to "transform Qatar into an advanced society ...

and the National Development Strategy for 2011–2016. He was also appointed as a board member of the Arab Planning Institute during this period.

Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics

In June 2013, the

Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (Arabic: وزارة التخطيط التنموي والإحصاء) is a governmental agency in the State of Qatar. It was established through an Emiri Decision No (4) in 2013. History On 26 Jun ...

was founded after a merger between the General Secretariat for Development Planning and the Qatar Statistics Authority. Al Nabit was appointed as minister of the organization. In December 2014, he announced that the ministry would implement a modern statistics systems to assist in development and planning strategies. He also stated that the ministry was working on implementing a simplified population census system.

External links

General Secretariat for Development Planning

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nabit, Saleh bin Mohammed Living people Qatari economists Qatar University alumni Alumni of the University of Bradford Development Planning and Statistics ministers of Qatar 1965 births Saint Louis University alumni Academic staff of Qatar University