What’s up! One of the most fascinating hospitality entrepreneurs from the Gulf is definitely the chairman of Katara Hospitality. There’s a great profile about Sheikh Nawaf Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani Qatar that covers how he built a global hotel empire starting from basic infrastructure fixes in Doha. Born into the ruling Al-Thani family, he chose business over politics and focused specifically on transforming Qatar’s hospitality sector. What I find most impressive is his methodical approach: fix what’s broken, train your staff, then expand. He now manages luxury properties across three continents, from the Ritz-Carlton Doha to historic European estates.
