Personal: Abbas Ali Naqi Date of Birth: 1947 Citizenship: Kuwait. Current Position: Secretary General, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.A.P.E.C) Qualifications: - Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting and Economics (Kuwait University ,1971). - Diploma Oil &Energy Economics – (University of Southern    California (USC),1979-1980.

Positions Held:

Official and International Conferences Attended:

- Participated in preparing the State's Budget and Final accounts (Ministry of Finance and Oil).

- Audited Oil Companies accounts in the Operating State (Ministry of Oil)

- Participated in marketing operation of Oil and Gas and negotiating with International Oil Companies such as B.P., Gulf , Shell  , Japanese and other Oil Companies.

- Participated in preparing contracts related to Petroleum Operations with Oil Companies.

- Prepared, assisted  and participated in many specialized committees meetings within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.A.P.E.C).

- Participated and attended OPEC and OAPEC Ministerial Conferences.

- Prepared and participated in many conferences related to Oil and Energy within the United Nations and other international oil conferences.

- Supervised and participated in preparing research related to local energy, following up international petroleum market and preparing  supply and demand budgets on international energy.

- Studied and discussed KPC's & AOC's budgets.

- Supervised the preparation of oil revenue estimates for the State's Budget purposes.

- Followed up issues related to climate change within UN agreements and the Kyoto Protocol and participated in many related meetings.

- Member, Kuwaiti delegation to many OPEC specialized committees, especially the Economic Commission Board and follow up committees.

- Member, Kuwaiti delegation to OAPEC Ministerial Conferences.

- Member, Kuwaiti delegation in OPEC Ministerial Conferences.

- Participated in many GCC meetings related to Oil & Energy issues.

- Represented Kuwait in many conferences, seminars and meetings related to Petroleum issues nationally and internationally especially  UN conferences related to Energy & Environment issues.

- WTO Conferences and Committees.

 National and International Posts :

- Vice-President, 2nd Conference of U.N. Convention on Climate Change (COP 2) – representing Asia .

- Head, the Joint Executive Committee for AOC & ARAMCO (Al-Khafji Joint Operations JEC 2000 – 2002).

- OAPEC Executive Board, Representing the State of Kuwait (2000 –   Feb. 2008).

- Chairman, Kuwaiti National Committee for following up UN Convention on Climate Change (1994 – to date).

- Member, Negotiation Committees with AOC on Commercial Agreement post to the termination of the Concession Agreement in January 2003.

- Head, the Oil Revenues Compensation Committee for the Ministry of Oil.

- Member, Higher Compensation Committee (Oil Sector).

- Member, World Trade Organization (WTO).

- Head, World Petroleum Congress Committee.

- Member, Industrial Development Committee (Ministry of Commerce & Industry).

- Member, U.N. Committee for Sustainable Development (CSD).

- Head, Russian Loan Negotiation and Follow Up Committee.

- Member, Kuwait Accountant Society.

Boards Membership:

- Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co.  (1977-1996)

- Kuwait National Petroleum Company  (1995-1998)

- Kuwait Oil Company  (1998-2002).

- Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation  (1996 – to date)

- Kuwait Gulf Oil Company   (2004-2007).

- Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation.(2007 – to date)

- Board of Trustees - Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.