Qatar’s business landscape at its highest echelons is an extremely tightly knit group with the Al-Thani family dominating the scene, with individuals simultaneously owning or sitting on boards of numerous companies. We researched the top businessmen at 74 companies in Qatar and came up with a list of 264 individuals sitting on the boards or owning these companies. (In a previous iteration, the most powerful families in Qatar were looked at)Below you can see an enormous info-graphic of how it all connects for the biggest of these players - there's a lot to take in.*You can click on the image in order to make it bigger and easier to read or pinch to zoom in if you're reading this on your phone.
A visual database of Qatar's top businessmen
The listing below includes all the businessmen displayed on the infographic above and can be used as a useful identification tool for all aspiring businessmen.
Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Abdulghani
Vice Chairman: UDC
Board Member: QIB
Abdulrahman Abduljaleel Al Abdulghani
Vice Chairman: Abdul Abdulghani & Bros, Qatar Islamic Insurance Company
Nasser Abdulghani Al Abdulghani
Chairman: Abdul Abdulghani & Bros
Ashraf Abu Issa
Chairman: Abu Issa Holding
Hussam Abdul Salam Abu Issa
Vice Chairman: Salam International
Board Member: Doha Insurance
Owns: 8.6% of Salam International
Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa
Chairman: Salam International
Owns: 13.7% of Salam International
Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali
Minister: Culture and Sports
Chairman: Barwa
Akbar Al Baker
CEO: Qatar Airways
Vice Chairman: Vodafone Qatar
Nabeel Mohammed Al Buenain
CEO: Qatari Diar
Board Member: Barwa
Ali Shareef Al Emadi
Minister: Finance
Chairman: QNB, Qatar Airways
Vice Chairman: Ooredoo
Board Member: Qatar Foundation, QP, QIA
Mohammed A.K. Al Emadi
CEO: Al Emadi Holding
Ali Hussain Al Fardan
Vice Chairman: Al Fardan Group
Board Member: UDC
Hussain Ibrahim Al Fardan
Chairman: Al Fardan Group
Vice Chairman: Commercial Bank of Qatar
Board Member: Qatar Insurance
Omar Hussain Al Fardan
CEO: Al Fardan Group
Board Member: Commercial Bank of Qatar
Nasser Rashid Sraiya Al-Kaabi
Vice Chairman: QIMD
Board Member: Qatar Islamic Bank
Rasheed Nasser Al Kaabi
Vice Chairman: Sraiya Group
Board Member: QIIC, QIIB
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi
Chairman: Industries Qatar, Qatargas
Board Member: Qatar Petroleum, QIA
Turki Mohammed Al Khater
Chairman: UDC
President: General Retirement and Pension Authority
Board Member: Ooredoo
Mohamed Ali Al Kubaisi
Vice Chairman: Mazaya
Board Member: QIPCO, Mannai
Ali Ahmad Al Kuwari
CEO: QNB
Board Member: Milaha, Nakilat
Ghanim Sultan Al Kuwari
Chairman: Investment Holding
Owns: 26.2% of Investment Holding
Abdullah Saleh Al Mana
Chairman: Redco Construction – Almana
Hisham Saleh Al Mana
Chairman: Al Mana
Omar Hamad Al Mana
Chairman: Al Mana Group
Saud Omar Al Mana
Vice Chairman: Al Mana Group
Board Member: ZAD Holding, Doha Insurance
Abdul Rahman Essa Al Mannai
Chairman: Teyseer Group
Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Mannai
Vice Chairman: Industries Qatar
Board Member: Mesaieed
Abdulla Fahad Al Marri
Chairman: Qatar First Bank
Nasser Jaralla Al Marri
Chairman: Masraf Al Rayan
Board Member: UDC, Vodafone Qatar
Abdullah Nasser Al Misnad
Chairman: Vodafone Qatar, The Investors
Vice Chairman: Al Khalij Commercial Bank
Issa Mohamed Al Mohannadi
Vice Chairman: Barwa
Board Member: Qatar Airways
Rashid Fahad Al Naimi
Chairman: Mazaya
Board Member: Vodafone Qatar
Salem bin Butti Al Nuaimi
Chairman: National Cement Company
Vice Chairman: National Leasing
Ali Mohamed Al Obaidli
Chairman: Widam Food
Khalifa Khalid Al Rabban
Chairman: Al Rabban Holding
Ali Hussain Al Sada
Owns: 10% of Dlala
Board Member: QNB, Dlala
Mohammed Saleh Al Sada
Minister: Energy and Industry
Chairman: QEWC, Nakilat, Qatar Petroleum
Board Member: Qatar Foundation
Jaber Hajjaj Al Shahwani
Chairman: Dlala
Ahmad Saif Al Sulaiti
Chairman: Mesaieed, Woqod
Vice Chairman: Nakilat
Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti
Minister: Transport and Communications
Vice Chairman: Qatar Rail
Board Member: Qatar Airways
Abdul Rahman Mohammed Jabor Al Thani
Chairman: Qatar Oman, Qatar Industrial Manufacturing
Board Member: Doha Bank
Abdul Rahman Nasser Jassim Al Thani
Chairman: Redco Group
Abdulla Fahad Jassem Al Thani
Chairman: Gulf Warehousing
Abdullah Nasser Khalifa Al Thani
Minister: Interior and PM
Chairman: Qatar Rail
Abdullah Ali Jabor Al Thani
Chairman: Commercial Bank of Qatar
Vice Chairman: National Bank of Oman
Abdullah Hamad Khalifa Al-Thani
Deputy Emir
Chairman: Qatar Investment Authority
Abdullah Khalifa Hamad Al Thani
Chairman: QIPCO
Abdullah Hamad Khalifa Al-Thani
Chairman: Ooredoo
Vice Chairman: QNB
CEO: QIA
Abdullah Mohammed Jabor Al Thani
Chairman: Al Khaleej Takaful
Board Member: Doha Bank
Abdullah Hamad Khalifa Al-Thani
Chairman: QIIC, Medicare
Vice Chairman: Ezdan, QIIB
Abdulrahman Saud Fahad Al Thani
Chairman: QCB, QDB
Board Member: Milaha, Qatar Insurance, QNB
Ahmed Jassim Mohamed Al-Thani
Minister: Economy and Commerce
Vice Chairman: Qatar Petroleum, QIA
Ali Ghanim Ali Al Thani
Vice Chairman: Ghanem Holding
Board Member: QIB, Ooredoo
Ali Hamad Khaled Al Thani
Chairman: HBK
Fahed Mohammed Jabor Al Thani
Chairman: Doha Bank
Board Member: Al Khaleej Takaful
Faisal AbdulAziz Jassim Al Thani
Chairman: Ahli Bank
Faisal Qassim Al Thani
Chairman: Al Faisal Holding, AAmal
Owns: 28% of Aaamal
Falah Jassim Jabor Al Thani
Chairman: National Leasing
Board Member: Doha Bank
Hamad Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani
Chairman: Mannai
Board Member: QIPCO
Hamad Faisal Thani Al Thani
Chairman: Al Khalij Commercial Bank
Vice Chairman: The Investors
Board Member: Qatar Insurance, Vodafone Qatar
Jabor Hamad Jassim Al Thani
Chairman: Al Mirqab Group
Board Member: Doha Insurance
Jassim Hamad Jassim Al Thani
Chairman: Milaha, QIB
Board Member: Qatar Insurance
Khalid Khalifa Jassim Al Thani
Chairman: Qatari Diar, Gulf International
Vice Chairman: Milaha
Khalid Thani Abdullah Al Thani
Chairman: Ezdan, QIIB
Mohamed Faisal Qassim Al Thani
Vice Chairman: Al Faisal Holding, Aamal
Board Member: Al Khalij Commercial Bank
Mohammed Ali Saud Al Thani
Vice Chairman: General Insurance
Owns: 5.6% of General Insurance
Nasser Ali Saud Al Thani
Chairman: General Insurance
Vice Chairman: Ahli Bank
Owns: 6.3% of General Insurance
Nawaf Nasser Khaled Al Thani
Chairman: NBK, Doha Insurance
Board Member: Salam International
Suhaim Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani
Vice Chairman: Mannai
Board Member: QIPCO
Talal Mohammed Jabor Al Thani
Vice Chairman: ZAD Holding
Owns: 5.6% of ZAD Holding
Hassan Abdulla Hassan Al Thawadi
Secretary General: Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
Board Member: QIIB, Qatar Rail, Katara Hospitality
Adel Ali Bin Ali
Chairman: Ali Bin Ali
Board Member: Doha Insurance, Milaha, QEWC
Bader Abdullah Darwish Fakhroo
Chairman: Darwish Holding
Board Member: QNB
Saoud Abdul Aziz Al Darwish
Vice Chairman: Darwish Holding
Board Member: Qatar Cinema
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Fakhroo
Chairman: Qatar Cinema
Board Member: Ahli Bank
Jassim Mohammed Al Jaidah
Chairman: Jaidah Group
Board Member: Qatar Insurance
Yousif Hussein Kamal
Owns: 6% of QIMD, 7.6% of Doha Insurance
Board Member: Qatar Museums
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