Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry the State of Qatar hosted the Arab Steel Summit 2011 in Marriott Doha on 4th April 2011 alongside with an International Exhibition for iron & steel, this event is organized by Arab Iron and Steel Union in coordination with the Qatar Steel.

The event was inaugurated by Mr. Ali bin Hassan Al Muraikhi, Director and General Manager of Qatar Steel and attended by a large number of delegations from regional & International leading Iron & steel manufacturing companies particularly from the Arab world.

The summit had been organized as a continuation of the successes seen in all the previous Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU) annual events, the last of which was the «Arab Steel Summit 2010» held in Marrakech, Morocco.