Khalid Al-Hail Explained

Khalid Al-Hail
Office:President of the Qatar National Democratic Party (QNDP)
Occupation:Business and politics
Nationality:Qatari

Khalid Al-Hail is a Qatari businessman based in London and Monaco. He is the founder and president of the Qatar National Democratic Party (QNDP), which advocates for a constitutional monarchy in Qatar.

A former associate of Qatar's ex-prime minister, Hamid bin Jassim, Al-Hail supports a "bloodless coup."[1] [2] As a result of his political activity, Al-Hail was jailed and tortured in Qatar.[3] He moved to London in February 2015.[4] He is often referred to in press reports as the leader of the Qatari National Democratic Party.[5]

Career

Once Chairman and CEO of Qatar Investment and Development Company, Al Hail is estimated to have a net worth of $500 thousand.

In 2010, Al-Hail helped form the Qatari Youth Rescue Movement.[6] In 2014, Al Hail said membership had increased to 30,000.[7] That same year, Al-Hail reported having more than 9,000 documents demonstrating the corruption of the Qatari officials.[8] Al-Hail supports Royal Family of Qatar and fight corruption in the country.[9]

Al-Hail organized and financed the Qatar, Global Security and Stability Conference, held in London on September 14, 2017. Foreign policy experts from the United States, United Kingdom and the Gulf discussed Qatar's support of terrorism, human rights abuses and its strained relationship with its Gulf neighbors.[10] Speakers included Lord Paddy Ashdown, Ambassador Bill Richardson, Iain Duncan Smith, Member of Parliament Daniel Kawczynski and General Chuck Wald, Brigadier General Shlomo Brom.[11]

Personal life

Al-Hail is a distant relative of Sheikha Mouza Bint Nassir, whose son, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is the current emir of Qatar.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: McElroy. Damien. Qatar opposition conference to launch in London. 31 August 2017. The National. August 31, 2017.
  2. News: Gambrell. Jon. Qatari Exiles, Largely Unknown, Boosted by Diplomatic Crisis. 5 September 2017. The Associated Press. New York Times. September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905191643/https://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/04/world/middleeast/ap-ml-qatar-exiles.html?_r=0&referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. 5 September 2017. dead.
  3. News: Fahmy. Mohamed. Doha's Domestic Troubles. August 27, 2017. New York Times. January 13, 2016.
  4. Web site: Al-Youm. Rai. Qatari opposition Khalid al-Hail moves to London and negotiates to join a Libyan TV channel favored by Gaddafi. Raialyoum. 19 February 2015 .
  5. News: Egypt Today staff. Qatari opposition activist sends Twitter message to Erdogan. August 28, 2017 . Egypt Today. July 3, 2017.
  6. News: El Tawil. Noha. Who are Qatar's main opposition leaders?. 29 August 2017. Egypt Today. June 10, 2017.
  7. News: Madkoor. Muna. Khalid Al-Hail: Al-Jazeera receives a large percentage of the national income of Qatar and employs Jewish employees. August 28, 2017. El Watan News. January 7, 2014.
  8. News: Madkoor. Muna. Khalid Al-Hail: Al-Jazeera receives a large percentage of the national income of Qatar and employs Jewish employees. August 28, 2017. El Watan News. January 7, 2014.
  9. News: Willner. Michael. Qatari Opposition Sees 'Consensus Candidate' for Emir. 5 September 2017. The Jerusalem Post. September 3, 2017.
  10. News: Time for change in Qatar has come. 7 December 2017. Gulf News. September 14, 2017.
  11. Web site: London conference hosts Qatari opposition, discusses Doha's terror funding. Al Arabiya Englisn. Al Arabiya. September 14, 2017. 16 January 2018.
  12. News: El Baz . Mohamed . July 9, 2014 . Khalid Al-Hail, the mysterious Qatar man is in Cairo . August 28, 2017 . El Fagr.

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