Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater

Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) in January 2026, succeeding Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida. Al-Khater brings over 28 years of experience and strong strategic insight to QFC, with a mandate to strengthen its position as a trusted and credible international financial centre and ensure alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030.

Al-Khater has held senior leadership positions across the telecommunications and energy sectors. Most notably, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Tunisia where he led company-wide transformation and drove operational performance improvements. Prior to joining Ooredoo, he spent 11 years at Qatar Petroleum (now QatarEnergy).

Al-Khater currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ooredoo Algeria and has previously served as a board member of Arabsat, Al Jazeera Network, and the Qatar Museums Authority Board of Trustees, reflecting deep governance experience in regional financial and media institutions.

Education

Al-Khater holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Qatar University, an MBA from Hull University and a master's degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown University.

Career History

• Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Financial Centre (January 2026–present)
• Chief Executive Officer, Ooredoo Tunisia (with company-wide transformation and operational improvements)
• Senior roles within the Ooredoo Group
• 11 years at Qatar Petroleum (now QatarEnergy)

What Al-Khater could bring to QFC: Al-Khater's background in leading organizational transformation at Ooredoo Tunisia, combined with his 11 years in Qatar's energy sector and extensive board-level governance experience, positions him to drive digital transformation and international financial services expansion at QFC. His strategic credentials in regional telecommunications and executive-level exposure to media (Al Jazeera) and cultural institutions (Qatar Museums) suggest capability in stakeholder management and positioning QFC as aligned with Qatar's broader economic vision and innovation agenda.

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