Mansour bin Rashid al-Khater
The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) yesterday announced the appointment of Mansour bin Rashid al-Khater as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Al-Khater was formerly Executive Director of the Strategy Group at Qtel, where he was responsible for the overall development of the strategy, vision, values and functions of the company.
During his tenure, al-Khater developed a high quality strategic plan, making Qtel one of the leading telecommunication companies in the region.
Before that, he worked with Qatar Petroleum and held the position of Head of Strategic Planning - Dukhan Operations.
Overall, al-Khater has more than 16 years’ experience in the industry.
Al-Khater is a mechanical engineer and holds a Master of Business Administration degree as well. He has held several positions on the boards of international and national organisations and initiatives, such as Arabsat (Arab Satellite Communications Organisation), ictQATAR Strategy, and Qatar Academy in Al Wakra, among others.
QMA has expressed its sincere thanks and gratitude to Abdullah al-Najjar who, during his tenure as CEO for over five years, has overseen substantial developments that have helped elevate its international recognition and success.
The wide-ranging accomplishments under al-Najjar’s direction include the opening of Qatar’s iconic Museum of Islamic Art and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the QMA Gallery in Katara and Al Riwaq Gallery, among others.
During his tenure, the QMA has grown to employ nearly 900 people, successful partnerships have been developed with world-class museums and institutions such as the Tate Museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Berlin Museum, as well as prestigious universities like University College of London, the German Archaeological Institute and the Copenhagen University.
In addition, al-Najjar’s direction has extended to the successful undertaking of several leading archaeological initiatives, primarily the excavation, restoration and renewal of Al- Zubara.
Al-Najjar will take over the development of the QMA’s new Qatar-Sudan project, a partnership that will establish archaeological co-operation between the two countries. The aim of this protect will be to protect, conserve and restore some of the most endangered archaeological treasures in Sudan.