Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 Hassan Al Thawadi Secretary general, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy/Chairman, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Origin: Qatar Residence: Qatar Sector: Sports Over 1.2 million tickets for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 were requested worldwide within the first 24 hours of going on sale earlier this year. Al Thawadi is overseeing the preparations for the tournament’s successful delivery, which will begin in November. Besides his roles as the secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and chairman of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Hassan Al Thawadi also serves on the boards of Qatar International Islamic Bank and Qatar Investment Authority.