Hussain Al Nowais

Hussain Al Nowais

Hussain Al Nowais is an Emirati businessman who serves as the Chairman of Al Nowais Investments and AMEA Power, and Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.13456

Early Life and Education

Al Nowais was born in Abu Dhabi, UAE in 1956. He graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, focusing on finance. He has attended executive management courses at INSEAD in France and London Business School.1

Career Highlights

• Chairman of Al Nowais Investments, a successful investment holding corporation based in Abu Dhabi with over 25 subsidiaries in sectors ranging from oil and gas to infrastructure and project development26
• Chairman of AMEA Power, a developer, owner, and operator of renewable power projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia346
• Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, UAE's leading domestic bank345
• Board Member of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation14
• Founding Board Member of Sandooq Al Watan, a national philanthropist and investment organization34
• Previously served as Chairman of Waha Capital, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, SENAAT, MENA Infrastructure Fund, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), and National Petroleum Services (NPS)35

Al Nowais has over 35 years of experience investing, developing and managing businesses across multiple sectors in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.34 He has been recognized for his contributions, including being awarded the Order of Mono by the President of Togo in 2021.1