Moutaz Al-Khayyat | |
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Born | 1 January 1983 |
Education | University of Damascus |
Occupation(s) | Chairman of Power International Holding, Baladna (company), UCC Holding & Estithmar Holding |
Website | powerholding-intl |
Moutaz Al-Khayyat (born 31 December 1983) is a Qatari businessman based in Doha, Qatar. He is the chairman of Power International Holding and UCC Holding, a company involved in global building and contracting. [1] [2] He is a founder partner and chairman of Baladna Food Industries and chairman of Estithmar Holding. [3] [4]
Al-Khayyat was educated at the University of the West of Scotland. Al-Khayyat’s father was Mohamad Raslan Al Khayyat, who founded Al Khayyat Contracting and Trading in 1983, which undertook several large construction projects in the Middle East. [5] [6]
In 2011, Al-Khayyat and his brother Ramez Al-Khayyat founded UCC Holding in Qatar from Al Khayyat Contracting and Trading. [6]
In March 2014, Al-Khayyat co-founded Baladna Food Industries. [3] [7] In November 2019, Baladna launched its initial public offering on the Qatar Stock Exchange which received substantial interest. [8] [9] Al Khayyat rose to prominence during the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis between 2017 and 2021 as the 'man who airlifted 4,000 dairy cows' into the country to bypass the blockade into the country by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. [10] [11]
In April 2022, Al-Khayyat was appointed chairman of Estithmar Holding QPSC, a listed company on the Qatar Stock Exchange, in April 2022. [12]
Al-Khayyat is the chairman of Aura Group, which operates in the food and beverage sector and family entertainment outlets in Qatar. [13] He is also the chairman of Assets, a real estate company in the residential, hospitality and commercial sectors. [14]
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