Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani is chairman of Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar’s biggest conglomerates, which he founded in 1964. It operates more than 40 companies and owns more than 35 hotels around the world, including the St. Regis in Washington, DC, and Miami, and the W Hotel in London. Al Faisal Holding also has a majority stake in publicly traded Aamal, which owns real estate in Qatar and sells medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. Al Thani started selling car parts in Doha at 16 and became the sole distributor of Bridgestone tyres in the 1960s.