Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad
Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad | |
|---|---|
| غانم بن سعد ال سعد | |
| Born | 23 August 1964 |
| Nationality | Qatari |
| Occupation | Chairman of GSSG Holding |
Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad (Arabic: غانم بن سعد ال سعد born 23 August 1964 in Doha, Qatar) is a Qatari businessperson contributing to the development of Qatar private and public sectors. He is Chairman of GSSG Holding, a large private family holding company diversified across dozens of sectors and companies in Qatar and around the world.[citation needed]
Since 2020, Mr. Ghanim has particularly focused on the efficient reuse of idle energy assets to ensure their transition to low-emission models.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Al Saad holds a BA in Social Sciences from Qatar University, as well as an MA in Social Policy & Administration from Kent University in the UK, and a PhD in SME’s from Greenwich University, London.[1]
Career
[edit]Al Saad's early career included the position of Director at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs in 1998, after working at the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Council for Planning in Qatar. He has held the position of Ambassador for Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to the present day.[2] He has been an adviser to the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani, on business investments for Qatar's Sovereign Fund.[1]
He founded The Jersey Group in 1994, which is now known as the Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad & Sons Holdings (GSSG) Group and which was incorporated it in 2007. GSSG's subsidiaries include Rizon Jet, the first private jet operator in the Middle East.[3]
Al Saad joined the General Assembly of Qatar Charity in 2001. He became a board member in 2001. He was appointed as chairman of the charity on 13 October 2010 and he remains the current chairman.[4]
He held the position of chairman and managing director of Barwa Real Estate Company (January 2006 – April 2011). Barwa Real estate is a semi-governmental real estate company 45% owned by Qatari Diar and 55% listed on the Doha Stock Exchange.[5]
Al Saad was a board member, CEO and managing director of Qatari Diar Real Estate Company from 2008 to 2011. Qatari Diar is the wholly owned real estate arm of the Qatar Investment Authority and the Government of Qatar.[6] He is currently the company's chief executive officer.[7]
He was chairman of the Qatar Railways Company for 2010–2011.[8]
Al Saad was a member of the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Committee.[9]
"Renewing the Arab World" in Paris, January 2015
[edit]Al Saad was a featured speaker at the "Renewing the Arab World" conference at the Arab Institute in Paris, January 2015 along with President of France François Hollande, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Jacques Lang, President of the Arab World Institute and many other international leaders dedicated to building stronger relationships among all religions.[10]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- TAKREEM Award for Outstanding Corporate Leader (2011)[11]
- 65th Rank in the Arabian Business' list "The world’s 100 most influential Arabs, 2009"[12]
- 50th on Arabian Business' "Qatar Power List 2015" [13]
Al Saad ranks number 12 on the CEO Middle East Property Power List.[14] He was featured at number 27 on the Arabian Business Qatar Power List of 2012.[15] Al Saad has also received the title of ‘Datuk’, the Malaysian equivalent of a British peerage, from the King of Malaysia.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad - Qatar". Takreem. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "About Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad". Qatar Investment Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Country Briefs, Qatar". Arab Aviation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "The Government of Qatar Through The Qatar Charity Contribute US $10 Million to UNRWA". United Nations. 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Industrials Sector, Marine Industry". Bloomberg Business. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Qatari Diar Lays Foundations for Global Growth". EuroMoney. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Qatari Diar Appoints Board of Directors for Qatar Railways Company". EuroMoney. 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Qatar eyes 2022 for key links in $23 bln rail deal". Reuters. 22 November 2009.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064821/http://www.thinkers-doers.com/wp-content/uploads/20150114-Programme-IMA-EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "TAKREEM official website". Takreemawards.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Power 100 - Special Reports". Arabian Business. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Qatar Power List 2015". Arabian Business. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "CEO Middle East Property Power List". Arabian Business. 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Arabian Business Qatar Power List 2012". Arabian Business. 1 January 2012.
- ^ "His Majesty the King of Malaysia Honours Two Distinguished Qatari Citizens". Official Website of the Embassy of Malaysia, Doha. Retrieved 4 May 2015.