Abdul Jaleel Al Khalifa

Biographical Information
"Dr Al Khalifa, 02.07.1957, is the sole Executive Director for the Group as well as the CEO in the senior management function. He joined Dragon Oil on 1 May 2008 in the role of CEO for the Group and was appointed to the Board on 26 September 2008. Dr Al Khalifa is able to share his management and technical experience that he gained from working for Saudi Aramco, where he managed a wide range of E&P departments, based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In addition, Dr Al Khalifa has a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Stanford University and is a respected public speaker on the oil and gas industry. He served as 2007 President of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers. He also has a keen interest in humanitarian efforts, being a founder member of the industry’s Humanitarian Support Alliance NGO (IHSAN-H2O), which aims to encourage the formation of a global alliance committed to empowering disadvantaged communities worldwide."