Hussain Al Nowais

Hussain Jasim Al Nowais (Arabic: حسين جاسم النويس ) is an Emirati businessman.

Early life

Hussain Al Nowais was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on finance. He has also attended various Executive Management courses at INSEAD in France and London Business School.[1]

Career

He is the Chairman of Al Nowais Investments LLC, and AMEA Power to develop thermal and renewable energy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.[2] He serves as a Director of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation[3] and is Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.[4] Previously, Al Nowais has been the Chairman of Waha Capital since April 2006 to 2018.[5][6][7]

Al Nowais Investments' latest project was leading a consortium to build Egypt's renewable energy power plants with a total capacity of 700mw.[8]

Recognition

In 2013 MF International Gulf Italy magazine named him among “The people who count in Dubai.” In 2011 and in 2013, Arabian Business included him in their “2013 Construction Week Power 100” list.[9]

References
  1. "Bloomberg L.P." Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. "Interview: Hussain Al Nowais Chairman, AMEA Power -". African Business Magazine. African Business Magazine. IC Publications. 19 March 2019.
  3. "Board of Directors - Rotana Hotels". Rotana.com.
  4. "Coronavirus in UAE: ADCB to defer loan payments, waive interest". Khaleej Times. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. "Business Leaders". 4-Traders. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. Dayoub, Anees. "حسين النويس: نجاح في الاتجاهين".
  7. "Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital names new managing director". Arabian Business Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. Atallah, Momen Saeed. "UAE's Al Nowais to build solar, wind plants in Egypt". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. "2011 Construction Week Power 100: 41–50". Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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