14. Hamad Abdulla Al-Mulla, Chief Executive Officer, Katara Hospitality
Al-Mulla is focused on an ambitious target of 60 hotels by 2026
After launching its standalone operating division, Murwab Hotel Group, last year, Katara Hospitality has had a good year. In January this year, Simaisma, a Murwab Resort, opened after undergoing a renovation, with The Avenue, a Murwab Hotel, getting its soft opening this summer.
In the coming months, Al-Mulla reveals, the operator expects to open more hotels in Doha, including Grand Murwab City Center and City Gate Hotel. Katara Hospitality is also responsible for Hotel Park, a family-friendly landscaped park in the heart of Doha’s business district, which opened in April 2016. Katara Hospitality also owns properties spread across Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Singapore and Thailand. The group portfolio has grown to include 35 owned and/or managed hotels and the company is now focused on achieving its target of 60 hotels in its portfolio by 2026.
Al-Mulla’s team is growing: Katara Hospitality’s team comprises approximately 200 employees, in addition to over 6,500 employees spread across hotels owned and/or managed by Katara Hospitality. International markets will expand in the coming years with the development of Katara Towers, Lusail Marina District in Qatar, Tazi Palace Hotel in Morocco as well as the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
By the numbers
5 Number of years in role
7 Number of years with company
10 Number of Middle East operating hotels
9 Number of Middle East pipeline hotels
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