Fahad Ali Al-Kuwari

Fahad Ali Al-Kuwari is Chief Investment Development Officer at Invest Qatar, leading the Investment Development Department, which drives proactive investment attraction, lead generation and deal facilitation across priority markets and sectors. He oversees investor acquisition, negotiation and market entry support, as well as domestic direct investment. His team also leads structured aftercare and relationship management to support investor retention, reinvestment and expansion within Qatar.

Before joining Invest Qatar, Fahad managed the Markets team at Qatar Free Zones Authority, responsible for market entry strategies for high-priority markets and stakeholder engagement within Qatar and internationally. He previously worked with Qatar Energy as Head of Energy Policy, and a senior economist in strategy planning and international relations at the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Qatar. His experience includes representing the State’s energy sector on high-level missions and in multilateral forums such as OPEC where he was the youngest elected co-chair of the Economic Commissions Board (128th Session, November 2017), and negotiating on behalf of the government on climate change issues.

Fahad is a board member of Hassad Food and the US-Qatar Business Council. He holds a master’s degree from ESCP Business School and is fluent in Arabic, English and German.