QAD at a Glance

Qualifications:

• Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani is graduated from the Faculty of Medicine – Cairo University in 1998
• He completed his fellowship in Arab Board Program in Community Medicine in 2006
• He gained the Fellowship from the Faculty of Public Health in London in 2010
• He obtained a Master in Business Administration in 2014 from HEC Paris - France (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commercials de Paris) which is a European Business School

He is currently the Director of the Public Health Department in the Ministry of Public Health. He is Associate Professor of Clinical Healthcare Policy and Research at Qatar University and at Weill Cornell Medical College.

He developed public health programs to protect the health of individuals, families and community in Qatar. He placed a high priority in developing the first Public Health Strategy 2017-2022 in Qatar. 

He is continually conducting clinical research studies in the most ethical and safest manner possible to develop an integrated approach to health prevention and promotion. He has published over than 60 articles.

He developed the first Public Health Strategy in Qatar 2017-2022 and participated in the development of the National Health Strategy 2018-2022. He has headed number of national committees including the National Preventive Health Committee, which aims to address the many facets of transitioning from a curative to a preventive health focus and to ensure a robust preventive health governance system is in place in Qatar. He is the Chair of the Public Health Implementation Committee, and Member in the National Public Health Committee.

Saleh is the Vice President and Director for Government and Public Affairs at ExxonMobil Qatar ltd.  He received B.S. in Political Science from Portland State University in 1981, and began his career with the former Ministry of Finance and Petroleum in 1982 as an economic researcher.  Saleh took part in a three month course at the OPEC headquarters in 1983 and represented Qatar at OPEC meetings with the Qatari delegation during 1983-1986. In 1986, Saleh joined Amoco Qatar Production Company as Public Affairs Specialist responsible for community programs and facilitating senior management meetings, a role he assumed until 1992. 

In 1993, Saleh joined Mobil Oil Qatar as Public Affairs Manager.  In 2000, he became Director of Public Affairs, ExxonMobil Qatar, and in 2009 he became Vice President and Director of Government and Public Affairs, ExxonMobil Qatar.  Saleh is also Vice president of ExxonMobil Research Qatar, which is a research center located at the Qatar Science and Technology Park. 

Saleh has attended various leadership and management programs including:

• Crisis communications
• Media interview
• Speakers Coalition program
• Integrated Influencing Skills
• Enterprise Leadership program
• General Leadership program
• Advanced Leadership program

Saleh’s current and main responsibilities include reputation management and enhancement of ExxonMobil’s image in the local community.

Engr. Mohammed Yaser Al-Mosallam is currently appointed as the Chief of Staff of the CEO Office of Qatar Investment Authority. Engr. Mohammed has an extensive experience in many projects in other companies prior to joining QIA and during the period from 2001 – 2007: Project Engineer in Dolphin Energy- Project Department and Project Engineer in Engineering Department in Qatar Petroleum (Qatar).

Engr. Mohammed has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio, an Executive MBA in HEC Paris Qatar, and HEC Alumni.

Dr. Noor Al-Maadeed is an Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Qatar University. In 2014 she received her PhD in Engineering from Brunel University. She has been a lecturer of Computer Engineering at Qatar University since 2001. Dr. Noor has participated in a number of regional and international conferences and has published a number of research papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and patents.

She has improved the relationship between academia and the industry by leading many research projects, both domestically and abroad, totaling over 8 million QAR in her fields of specialization: image processing, speech, speaker recognition, intelligent pattern recognition, video-surveillance systems, and biometrics.

She has received the following awards: the Qatar Education Excellence Platinum Award for new PhD holders from Highness the Emir of Qatar in 2014-2015, the Premium Award from IET Biometrics in 2017, and the Barzan Award in 2019, as well as others.

She is a member of the first batch Qatar Leadership Center, the "Current and Future Leaders Program, as well as a member of the Qatar University Senate, as well as other committees. She is a member of various international associations such as the IET, the IEEE, BA, and the IAENG.

Dr. Noor participates in activities which connect her to the community, such as working with charities and volunteering in sport events.

Mohammed Ismail AlEmadi is the General Manger of the Wholesale Banking Group at Masraf AlRayan since 2018. Mohammed holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Finance from The Gorge Washington University (Washington DC) in 2007.

Mohammed Started his Career in 2007 at Masraf AlRayan where he occupied several roles. Assistant Relationship Manger SME from 2007 to 2009, Relationship Manger Government and Sami Government 2009 -2012, Senior Relationship Manger Gov and Sami Gov from 2012 to 2013, Executive Manger Head of Government and Sami government sector in 2013, Assistant General Manger Head of Corporate from 2015 to 2018.

In addition

• Board of Director at Beema Insurance Company
• Board of Director at AlRayan Investment
• Board of AlRayan Brokerage

I started my career in the English Language Teaching Unit at Qatar University. In 2000, I joined the teaching domain in the local schools as an English teacher. By 2004, I was leading this teaching department as a coordinator, and in 2005 my achievements led to me being appointed as Principal then as Director.

I joined PUE in 2011 as a Project Manager and launched Qatar Academy Sidra. Over the following decade, I established the National Programs department and enhanced Qatar Foundation Schools strategies to empower student learning through a continuous curriculum improvement process. As Executive Director of Academic Affairs, I led the Teaching Learning Center and the Educational Development Institute, providing consultation services and professional development programs for the education community. More recently, as Executive Director of Qatar Foundation Schools, I managed operational aspects across all Qatar Foundation schools.

I hold an Executive MBA from in HEC Paris, with my research investigating differentiation and innovation in education services with the aim of maximizing added value. My experience and education demonstrate the necessary skills to implement the QF and Pre-University Education vision moving forward.

Daniel’s professional experience extends across a diverse range of cultures and education systems including United Kingdom, New Zealand, Jordan, Oman and Qatar. He has over 30 years of experience in the education sector including direct teaching, curriculum development, school administration, campus start-ups and most recently commercial development and expansion of academic campuses in the Middle East with responsibilities across multiple business units.

He joined Qatar Foundation as Director of School Development, and was recently appointed as Executive Director (Operations) of QF Schools.