Khaled Al Qubaisi

Khaled Al Qubaisi
Al Qubaisi competing at Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the 2011 Porsche Supercup
Nationality	Emirati
Born	(1975-12-22) 22 December 1975 (age 49) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Related to	Amna Al Qubaisi (daughter) Hamda Al Qubaisi (daughter)
F3 Asian Championship career
Debut season	2019–20
Current team	Abu Dhabi Racing Team
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	88
Starts	3
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2019–20

Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi (born 22 December 1975) is an Emirati businessman and racing driver who served as the chief executive officer of Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments at Mubadala Investment Company for four years. ^{[1] [2]}

Al Qubaisi was a member of the Investment Committee at Mubadala, which is mandated to develop the organization's investment policies and guidelines, and to review all proposed projects and investments to ensure they are aligned with Mubadala's business objectives. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Education

Al Qubaisi holds a Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) degree from George Washington University, and a bachelor's degree in finance and operations management from Boston University. He was also awarded the CFA in 2003. ^[7]

Career

Khaled was the chief executive officer of Mubadala's Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments platform from 2021 to 2024. ^{[8] [9]} Al Qubaisi also served as the chief executive officer of Aerospace, Renewables, and ICT where he oversaw the company's Aerospace, Renewables, Information Communications Technology, Utilities and Defense Services portfolios. ^[10] Prior to this role, he also served as Chief Human Capital Officer at Mubadala, with responsibility for performance management, learning and development, employee career growth, talent acquisition and Emiratization. ^[11]

Before joining Mubadala, Al Qubaisi was the Chief Investment Officer at International Capital, where he managed a diverse investment portfolio, and the execution of large-scale, multi-billion Dirham real estate projects. He was also the Head of Corporate Finance & Business Development at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, where he focused on developing the bank's investment banking capabilities. ^[12]

Institutional overview

Al Qubaisi is the Chairman of the National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed). He is also the Director and Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management and Finance House and sits on the boards of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du), GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Mubadala Petroleum and Insurance House. He is also a member of CFA Institute. ^[13]

Motorsport

Al Qubaisi has been active in the international grand touring races since the beginning of the 2010s. His biggest accomplishments were overall victories at 2012 and 2013 Dubai 24 Hour; each driven out in Black Falcon - Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 and teammates Sean Edwards, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Thomas Jäger (2012) and Bernd Schneider (2013). ^{[14] [15]} In 2013, he also won the Yas Marina 12-Hour Race. ^[16] He also raced three times in 24 Hours of Le Mans, with his best finish in 2014 when he finished 19th in the overall standings. ^[17]

Personal life

Al Qubaisi is married and has three children, two daughters, Amna and Hamda, who are also racing drivers, and a son, Abdulla. ^[18]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Porsche Supercup	Abu Dhabi Race Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2010	Porsche Supercup	Team Abu Dhabi by Tolimit	10	0	0	0	0	6	21st
2010	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East	Team Abu Dhabi by Tolimit	12	0	0	0	0	90	9th
2011	Porsche Supercup	Team Abu Dhabi by Tolimit	11	0	0	0	0	15	17th
2011	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East	Tolimit Arabia	12	1	1	1	6	156	5th
2012	Porsche Supercup	Team Deutsche Post by Tolimit	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2014	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Proton Competition	8	0	0	0	2	121	4th
2015	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Abu Dhabi Proton Racing	8	0	0	0	2	82	7th
	24H Series - A6	Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Abu Dhabi Proton Racing	9	2	3	0	3	151	2nd
	24H Series - A6	Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2017	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Gulf Racing	1	0	0	0	1	18	9th
	24H Series - A6	Black Falcon	1	0	0	1	0	0	NC†
2018	24H GT Series - A6	Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	0	1	0	1	15	18th
2019	24H GT Series - A6	Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2019–20	FIA World Endurance Championship	Dempsey-Proton Racing	2	0	0	1	1	23	21st
	F3 Asian Championship	Abu Dhabi Racing UAE	3	0	0	0	0	2	18th
2020	24H GT Series - GT3	Black Falcon	1	1	0	0	0	30	2nd
2021	F3 Asian Championship	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	6	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	24H GT Series - GT3	Team HRT Bilstein	1	0	0	0	1	24	NC
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Dempsey-Proton Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0.5	25th
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	15	0	0	0	0	0	35th
	24H GT Series - GT3	Abu Dhabi Racing by HRT Bilstein
2022–23	Middle East Trophy - GT3	Abu Dhabi Racing by HRT Bilstein

^† As Al Qubaisi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2019–20	Abu Dhabi Racing UAE	SEP 1	SEP 2	SEP 3	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	ABU 1 13	ABU 2 10	ABU 3 13	SEP 1	SEP 2	SEP 3	CHA 1	CHA 2	CHA 3	18th	2
2021	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	DUB 1 19	DUB 2 15	DUB 3 18	ABU 1 15	ABU 2 16	ABU 3 17	25th	0
2022	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	ABU 1 16	ABU 2 Ret	ABU 3 19	DUB 1 22	DUB 2 20	DUB 3 20	DUB 1 22	DUB 2 23	DUB 3 23	DUB 1 23	DUB 2 23	DUB 3 21	ABU 1 24	ABU 2 22	ABU 3 Ret	35th	0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2013	JMW Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Abdulaziz Al-Faisal	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	LMGTE Pro	300	34th	10th
2014	Proton Competition	Klaus Bachler Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	332	21st	2nd
2015	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Klaus Bachler Christian Ried	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	44	DNF	DNF
2016	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	330	28th	3rd
2017	Proton Competition	Klaus Bachler Stéphane Lémeret	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	46	DNF	DNF
2018	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Matteo Cairoli Giorgio Roda	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	225	DNF	DNF

References

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6. "Khaled Al Shamlan Al Marri". www.mubadala.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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9. "Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments". www.mubadala.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
10. "Amna Al Qubaisi Breaking All the Barriers with Kart Racing in the Middle East". The National. 3 June 2021.
11. "Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi". Linkedin. 3 June 2021.
12. "Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi". Linkedin. 3 June 2021.
13. "Investment committee, Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments". Mubadala. 3 June 2021.
14. "Dunlop 24H Dubai - A6-Pro 2013 standings". Driver Database. 3 June 2021.
15. "Dunlop 24H Dubai - A6-Pro 2013 standings". DriverDatabase. 3 June 2021.
16. "Gulf 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. 3 June 2021.
17. "INTERVIEW: Al Qubaisi hoping for trouble-free Le Mans". Sport 360. 3 June 2021.
18. "Amna Al Qubaisi Breaking All the Barriers with Kart Racing in the Middle East". Mubadala. 3 June 2021.

External links

• Khaled Al Qubaisi career summary at DriverDB.com