Culture
Al Otaiba has published more than 42 books of poetry, written in colloquial Arabic, formal Arabic and English. Al Otaiba has written novels including Karima and several essays including essays on petroleum and the Petroleum Concession Agreement as well as the highly influential book on petroleum, OPEC and the petroleum industry. Al Otaiba is a noted poet of the modern Arab World and of the United Arab Emirates, and his writing was renowned even before the unification of the Emirates in 1972 . Al Otaiba has been given several honorary doctorates, including a Doctorate of Law from the University of Keio in Japan, a Doctorate of Law from the University of Manila in the Philippines, and a Doctorate of Economics from the University of São Paulo Brazil.
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