The Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has appointed Dr Khalid Mohamed al-Horr as the chief executive.
Prior to joining the QFBA, al-Horr was director of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education and Higher education, where he was responsible for setting strategic goals and helping establish policies, procedures, and programmes to be carried out.
“QFBA benefits fresh graduates to senior executive professionals in essential financial disciplines within the sectors of banking, asset management, capital markets and insurance. Its efforts to increase capacity and support the creation of financial services expertise across the financial sector of Qatar has been a vital component to our contribution to the human development pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030,” QFC Authority chief executive Yousuf Mohamed al-Jaida said.
During his time at the Ministry, al-Horr managed the scholarships of almost 3,000 students in over 300 institutions across 20 countries. He also led the development of the Community College of Qatar to offer bachelor degrees. As part of his role, he successfully negotiated with international counter partners to renew their agreements with Qatar, such as the College of North Atlantic-Qatar and University of Calgary-Qatar.
“I look forward to my new role, in contributing towards the academy’s mission to proactively build and develop the future generation of skilled and talented Qatari youth and executives by enhancing their knowledge and capability to lead the finance and business sector,” said al-Horr, who received his PhD in Management and Human Resource Management from the University of Leeds where he also received an MA in Human Resource Management.