QATAR - OPEC Middle East Decision Makers.

APS Review Gas Market Trends | December 4, 2000 | Copyright

The decision making system of Qatar, now a major and rapidly expanding source of LNG, is among the best in the six states of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). It has undergone important changes under the young Emir, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ousted his father in a peaceful coup on June 27, 1995. There is no longer an overlapping of authority among top officials or among institutions.

Those who are close to the emir are powerful. Those who used to be close to his father have either shifted to Shaikh Hamad's circle or lost favour. Shaikh Hamad controls ...

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