Ramez Al-Khayyat

President & Group CEO, Power International Holding | Global Business Leader

“We direct our investments toward strategic sectors to empower nations, strengthen economies, enhance quality of life, and create lasting impact—from Qatar to the world.”

Ramez Al-Khayyat

President & Group CEO, Power International Holding | Global Business Leader

“We direct our investments toward strategic sectors to empower nations, strengthen economies, enhance quality of life, and create lasting impact—from Qatar to the world.”

Turning Vision into Reality

Ramez Al-Khayyat is a Qatari entrepreneur and business leader. Together with his brother, Moutaz Al-Khayyat, Founder and Group Chairman of Power International Holding (PIH), he shapes the Group’s strategic development and international reach. As President and Group CEO, Ramez leads the strategic direction and expansion of PIH and its subsidiaries across regional and international markets, combining long-term vision with disciplined execution.

He ensures that the Group’s expansion plans are well rooted and supported by the capabilities required to turn them into reality. His drive, unmatched enthusiasm, and attention to detail ensure that the Group’s ambitious vision is translated into measurable outcomes that support its overarching goal of building scalable and sustainable businesses.

Ramez holds a degree in Business from the University of the West of Scotland, with a strong grounding in international trade and global markets, complemented by early hands-on experience in the family business. In 2011, Ramez and his brother, Moutaz Al-Khayyat, co-founded Power International Holding with a shared vision to build a diversified enterprise capable of driving long-term economic growth. Together, they established UCC as the cornerstone of the Group, creating the platform from which Power International Holding evolved into one of the region’s most diversified investment groups.

Guided by a long-term investment philosophy, Ramez directs the Group’s investments toward strategic sectors in which it can create the greatest economic and social impact. By anticipating market needs rather than reacting to them, challenging conventional wisdom, and combining strategic foresight with disciplined execution, he translates ambitious ideas into measurable outcomes that strengthen industries, empower communities, and create lasting value across the markets in which the Group operates.

Business Portfolio

A diversified ecosystem of companies transforming industries across energy, mining, concessions & construction, agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, real estate, hospitality & lifestyle.

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CEO of Qatar’s UCC, Ramez Al-Khayyat, reveals mechanisms for developing and rehabilitating Damascus International Airport

UCC Holding has signed an agreement to rehabilitate and develop Damascus International Airport through a multi-phase project valued at approximately $4 billion. Work on the first phase is expected to begin within the next six months and will increase the ... Read more
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Forbes Family Business Summit

Last week, Power International Holding Vice Chairman Ramez Al-Khayyat took part in the Forbes Middle East Family Business Summit. The title of the panel was Looking Ahead – The Next Decade for Family Businesses. Along with Abdullah Alkhorayef, Chief Execu ... Read more
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Listing on global stock exchanges and investing in Syria… Ramez Al-Khayyat reveals the new strategy

Ramez Al-Khayyat, Chairman and CEO of Power International Holding and Urbacon Holding, reveals the new expansion strategy in an exclusive interview on CNN Business Arabic. From plans to list on regional and global stock exchanges to expanding investments ... Read more
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Press conference by Minister of Energy Mohammed Al-Basheer and Urbacon CEO Ramez Al-Khayyat

A press conference was held with Minister of Energy Mohammad Al-Bashir and CEO Ramez Al-Khayyat, who emphasized that this initiative represents a turning point in Syria’s energy sector, contributing to enhanced stability, sustainability, and energy securi ... Read more
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Ramez Al-Khayyat interview on Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East, 19 August 2021

Ramez Al-Khayyat was interviewed by Bloomberg News’ ‘Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East’ on the publication of Baladna’s financial results for the first half of FY22. Ramez spoke of the Company’s strong efficiencies, its people and integration which contribu ... Read more
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CEO of Qatar’s Baladna: We plan to expand into 11 countries and aim to open two new factories by late 2022

The CEO of Qatar’s Baladna, Ramez Al-Khayyat, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the company plans to expand into 11 countries and aims to open two new factories by the end of 2022. He also noted that he expects a significant increase in revenues du ... Read more
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Qatari PIH set to finalise Tele2 acquisition by end of 2024 | Silk way TV news

Power International Holding will complete its acquisition of T2 by the end of 2024, aiming to boost Kazakhstan’s GDP by 2% and expand investments in energy, healthcare, agriculture, and telecommunications.
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Ramez Al-Khayyat: What we are signing today marks the beginning of an exceptional national project

Ramez Al-Khayyat: What we are signing today marks the beginning of an exceptional national project, backed by $7 billion in foreign investment, to develop major electricity sector projects with a capacity of 5,000 megawatts. This initiative will play a vi ... Read more
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Ramez Al-Khayyat: Today we celebrate the launch of promising investments across various sectors in Iraq

Ramez Al-Khayyat, Vice Chairman of Estithmar Holding, stated that the project marks the beginning of a broader wave of Qatari investments in Iraq across key sectors including services, tourism, healthcare, and infrastructure. He expressed the company’s p ... Read more
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