The Middle East’s

3. Fahad Hamad Al-Sulaiti

Designation: Director-General
Company: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD)
Established: 2002
Country: Qatar
Category: Development Funds

Al-Sulaiti was appointed to his current role in 2024. QFFD has been engaging with multilateral development banks, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector to catalyze additional resources and maximize development impact. In 2025, Qatar ranked among the five largest donor countries to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in 2025. In 2025, QFFD signed a $50 million loan for the Rogun Hydropower Plant in Tajikistan, supporting energy security. It also provided $121.5 million to the GCC Interconnection Authority, supporting electricity interconnection infrastructure in Oman. In Syria, it committed more than $760 million to support the electricity sector, expanding power supply to more than 5 million people across 12 governorates.