Mr. Omar Hussain Alfardan | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Mr. Omar Hussain Alfardan

Mr. Omar Hussain Alfardan

President and CEO - Alfardan Group

Omar Hussain Alfardan is the President and CEO of Alfardan Group, one of the most successful privately owned business companies in Qatar and the region. He has acquired sharp business acumen under the tutelage of his father Hussain Ibrahim Alfardan, a distinguished businessman and a leading authority in natural pearls. Omar holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Finance from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland. Through his visionary approach and strategic expansion into profitable business sectors in Qatar and the region, he has driven the Group to a path of sustained growth and enormous success.

Omar Alfardan holds prominent positions across several Alfardan subsidiaries that operate within the hospitality, properties, automotive, jewellery, exchange, investment, marine services, and  medical sectors.

Outside of Alfardan Group, Omar Alfardan holds a number of high-profile designations and has made significant contributions at leading establishments both in and outside of Qatar.

He serves as Managing Director of the Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Alternatif Bank in Turkey, and Advisory Board Member at Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC). He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board Executive Committee of the United Arab Bank. Additionally, he is a member of the Qatari Businessmen Association, and is a founding member of Qatar Hotels Association, under the Qatari Businessmen Association’s umbrella.

Alfardan also holds the position of Managing Director at Marsa Arabia and is a fervent supporter of charitable and social programs, serving as a Board Member of  Qatar Red Crescent Society.