Mana Al Otaiba

Mana Saeed Al Otaiba
Mana Saeed Al Otaiba Al Marar, الدكتور مانع سعيد العتيبة المرر
Al Otaiba in 1997
14th Secretary General of OPEC
(as President of OPEC)
In office
19 July 1983  31 December 1983
Preceded byMarc Saturnin Nan Nguema
Succeeded byKamel Hassan Maghur
Personal details
Born (1946-05-15) 15 May 1946
Abu Dhabi, UAE
RelationsYousef Al Otaiba (son), Hend Al Otaiba (daughter)
OccupationPolitician, economist, businessman, poet, novelist

Mana Al Otaiba (Arabic: مانع العتيبة; born 15 May 1946 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), son of Saeed Al Otaiba, is the former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates under the presidency of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Al Otaiba then became his Personal Adviser until the president's death, after which he became the Private Advisor to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as well as a member of the Royal Moroccan Academy under King Hassan II.