Biography

H.E. Eng. Essa Hilal Al Kuwari joined Ooredoo Board in March 2020 and is currently Minister of State. He served as the Managing Director of Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) since 2009 before becoming the President of KAHRAMAA in 2011. He is the Chairman of the Board of Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN), a Board member of NAKILAT and the President of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC). Beside his membership in various technical committees in the state, he represents Qatar as Board member of Gulf Cooperation Council for Electricity Interconnection Authority (GCCIA). H.E. Eng. Al-Kuwari has been an active member of Qatar's Permanent Water Resources Committee since 2012 and the Permanent National Emergency Committee since 2008. In 2013, Eng. Al Kuwari was elected Chairman of the Arab Union of Electricity. H.E. Eng. Al-Kuwari also has some academic contributions, such as Chair of the Steering Committee of Texas A&M University's Smart Grid Centre – Qatar, Vice Chairman of Hamad Bin Khalifa University Board of Trustees and member of Qatar University's Advisory Council for the faculties of Engineering and Economics.

Current Board Positions

Ooredoo Q.P.S.C

2009–presentMember of Board Directors

Almeera Consumer Goods Co. QSC

2009–presentGovernment Representative

Skills & Competencies

Board Meeting Attendance

Year	Company	Attended	Total	Rate
2024	Ooredoo Q.P.S.C	7	—	—

All Current Positions