New acting head for Qatar Financial Information Unit
Doha
HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani, Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, has issued Decision No. (1) of 2025 appointing Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Mubarak Al Thani as Acting Head of the Financial Information Unit, effective from the date of the decision's issuance.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Mubarak Al Thani brings extensive professional experience. He began his career at the Qatar Media Corporation from 2015 to 2017, then moved to the State Audit Bureau, working as an auditor from 2017 to 2020. He later served as Head of the Internal Audit Units Evaluation Section and Head of the Institutional Performance Audit Section. In January 2023, he was appointed Director of the Performance Audit Department at the State Audit Bureau.
Sheikh Abdullah holds an Executive Master's degree in Public Administration from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is also a graduate of the 2018 Government Leaders Program from the Qatar Leadership Center and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies from the University of Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom in 2012.
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