Hussain Jasim Al Nowais (Arabic: حسين جاسم النويس) is an Emirati businessman who serves as Chairman of Al Nowais Investments and AMEA Power; and is the Vice Chairman of

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC ( ar, بنك أبوظبي التجاري) (), commonly called ADCB, is a bank in the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) was formed in 1985 as a public shareholding company with limited liability, ...

. He is also a co-founder and board member of Sandooq Al Watan and board member of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation.

Early life

Hussain Al Nowais was born in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

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in 1956. He graduated from

Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Originally chartered in 1867 as the Albany Collegiate Institute in Albany, Oregon, the college was relocated to Portland in 1938 and in 1942 adopted the name Lewis & Cl ...

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on finance. He has also attended various Executive Management courses at

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

in France and

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

Career

He is the Chairman of Al Nowais Investments LLC, listed on the Forbes Top 100 Arab Family Businesses in the Middle East in 2020 and 2021. Al Nowais Investments' latest project was leading a consortium to build Egypt's renewable energy power plants with a total capacity of 700mw. He is also the Chairman of AMEA Power which develops thermal and renewable energy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He serves as a Director of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation and is Vice Chairman of

. He is a founding board member of Sandooq Al Watan (Nation's Fund) and a founding board of trustees of

Khalifa University Khalifa University ( ar, جامعة خليفة) is a public research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was ranked as the 181st best university in the world by QS world university rankings of 2023. Founded in 2007 by a decr ...

in UAE. Al Nowais served as Chairman of

Waha Capital Waha Capital (traded as ) is an Abu Dhabi-listed investment company that offers shareholders and third-party investors exposure to high-potential opportunities in diversified asset classes. The company manages assets across several sectors, includ ...

from 2006 to 2018.

Recognition

In 2013 ''MF International Gulf Italy'' magazine named him among "The people who count in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

." In 2011 and in 2013, ''Arabian Business'' included him in their "2013 Construction Week Power 100" list. In June 2021,

Faure Gnassingbé Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born 6 June 1966"Biographie de nouve ...

, President of Togo, awarded Al Nowais the

Order of Mono The Order of Mono is the highest Togolese order of chivalry, established on September 2, 1961 by President Sylvanus Olympio. The order is named after the major river passing through the country: the Mono River. The Order of Mono consists of five ...

, the highest Togolese order of chivalry, in recognition of his contributions to Togo’s development process.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nowais, Hussain Emirati business executives People from Abu Dhabi Lewis & Clark College alumni Living people Naturalized citizens of Cyprus Emirati emigrants to Cyprus Cypriot businesspeople 1956 births