Engineer Abdullah Al-Najjar
Chief Executive Officer
Qatar Museums Authority

He started his 20-year career with the field of industry in Qatar and elsewhere in the Middle East during which he held several positions. In 2004, he joined the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee as Planning, Coordination and Integration Director and became Main Operations Center Director. After the Asian Games in 2007, Al-Najjar became Director of Commercial Affairs at Al-Jazeera, the media network. He was chosen to join the Higher Management team of Qatar Museums Authority to achieve success in a field of knowledge that serves the country and begin a new story of success with the Museum of Islamic Arts as a first step.

Earl Roger Mandle
Executive Director
Qatar Museums Authority

Dr. Mandle comes to Qatar Museums Authority with nearly forty years leading museums and educational institutions.  He was educated at Williams College, New York University and Case Western Reserve University, from which he received his Ph. D. in art history.  For fifteen years, he was president of Rhode Island School of Design.  He was also Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Art, and the Director of The Toledo Museum of Art.  He was appointed by two U. S. Presidents to the Council of the National Endowment for the Arts, and has served as head of many cultural and professional organisations’ boards around the world.