Top 100 Arabs 2025

64. Badr Mohammed Al Meer

Group chief executive officer, Qatar Airways

Origin: Qatar

Residence: Qatar

Sector: Aviation

2024 Rank: 71

Along with being the group CEO of Qatar Airways, Badr Mohammed Al Meer was also elected to the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors in December 2023.

He became GCEO of Qatar Airways on November 5, 2023, following more than 10 years as the COO of Hamad International Airport in Qatar.

Under his leadership, the airport received Skytrax’s ‘Best Airport in the World’ award in 2021 and 2022. It is under his leadership that Qatar Airways is committed to sustainable growth, strategic partnerships, and a strong focus on innovation.

Having delivered a record profit of $1.7bn in the 2023-24 financial year with revenue hitting QAR81bn, Qatar Airways became the first global airline to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, alongside acquiring a 25 per cent stake in Southern Africa’s regional carrier, Airlink.

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