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Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Hotels, diversified
- Industry
- Diversified
- Residence
- Doha
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 10
Assets
- Aamal Company4,027,386,000 shares @ --AHCS-QA
Biography
Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani is the chairman of Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar's biggest conglomerates, which he founded in 1964.
It owns more than 20 hotels around the world, including the St. Regis in Washington, D.C. and Miami, and the W Hotel in London.
Al Faisal Holding also has a majority stake in publicly-traded Aamal, which owns real estate in Qatar and sells medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.
Al Thani started selling car parts in Doha at age 16. He became the sole distributor of Bridgestone tires in the 1960s.
About
Al Thani is a distant relative of the Qatari royal family.
A museum in Doha houses his collection of more than 15,000 artifacts, including antique cars, ancient coins and Islamic art.