Managing Director of Hamad Medical Corporation

Dr. Al Kuwari was appointed Managing Director of HMC in July 2007. She is responsible for the overall operations and strategic directions of all HMC Hospitals, the main public health care provider in Qatar.

She began her career at HMC in 1996, and assumed greater levels of responsibility in various administrative capacities. In April 2003, Dr Al Kuwari was appointed Executive Director of the Women’s Hospital, and in April 2005, Assistant Managing Director for Operations.

Dr. Al Kuwari has held numerous board and executive appointments including Member of the Board of Governors of the Doha Institute for Family Studies, Chair of the Qatar BioBank Project Steering Committee, Member of HMC’s Board of Directors, and Member of the JCI Middle East Advisory Council.

Prior to joining HMC, Dr. Al Kuwari worked as researcher at the World Health Organization in Geneva (Department of Adolescent Health). She also gained experience as an Editor at Reuters in Geneva and as a freelance health reporter for the Gulf Times.

Dr. Al Kuwari holds a PhD in Health Care Management from the Center of Public Policy and Evaluation, Department of Government, at Brunel University in the UK. She also holds a Masters and Bachelors in Health Care Management from Webster University and Croix Rouge de Lausanne in Switzerland.