"Khalifa A. Al Sowaidi is one of the very few: a versatile, multi- talented energy expert who has steered his company, the Qatar Fertilizer Company through the changes in global energy mar- kets to a position of pre-eminence as the world’s top Ammonia and Urea producer. “I graduated from Arizona State University in 1984 as a Chemical Engineer and QAFCO was the first place I worked so, career wise, I was born here. I started as a pro- cess engineer, then I became plant process engineer, then head of section for Ammonia 1 plant, then I became deputy production manager and coordination manager for QAFCO 3 project."