President of the Arab Federation for Artificial Intelligence and Programming
Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Hajri
Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Hajri is a Qatari businessman, born on 26 April 1980 in the State of Qatar and residing in Bani Hajer, Al-Rayyan. His career combines more than 23 years of service as an officer at Qatar’s Ministry of Interior until his retirement, the chairmanship of several companies, and the presidency of the Arab Federation for Artificial Intelligence and Programming, a non-governmental organisation under the Council of Arab Economic Unity of the League of Arab States, representing 22 Arab states.
years at the Ministry of Interior
Arab states
academic qualifications from 3 countries
Professional Career
01
Dr Al-Hajri joined Qatar’s Ministry of Interior on 18 August 1997 and served as an officer until 27 August 2020, more than 23 unbroken years, until his retirement.
02
He turned to business full time. He chairs Clear Stone Holding and serves as its chief executive, chairs The Intelligent Network (TIN), the Qatari group founded in 2006, and chairs Black Sands Industries, which is headquartered regionally in Doha and works across ten industrial and technology sectors.
03
He chairs Black Sabre, which works in oil and gas in Saudi Arabia, while Al Rukn Al Rabea Mining, working in gold and other minerals, has been established out of Black Sands Industries.
04
He joined the board of Cascade Natural Resources Ltd, holder of the 165 million dollar investment in Pensana plc and the Longonjo rare earths mine, in June 2026.
05
He is the general manager of Open Door, a Mauritanian-Qatari company.
06
He is a member of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the official body of the country’s business community, which represents the private sector and connects it to Arab and international chambers, and a licensed real estate broker inside Qatar and beyond it.
07
He was elected President of the Arab Federation for Artificial Intelligence and Programming in March 2026, at an extraordinary board meeting attended by representatives of the member states, having served as vice president and head of the senior advisory bodies, and as a founding member. The federation represents 22 Arab states under the Council of Arab Economic Unity of the League of Arab States.
Milestones
Dr Al-Hajri was awarded a Qatari scholarship to study in France.
During his studies he was elected the first head and official spokesperson of the Qatari Students Union in France for the 2002 to 2003 academic year, and earned a French language certificate from the Institut de Touraine in Tours.
Academic Qualifications
2021
Doctorate in International Arbitration
Sadat Academy, Egypt
2020
Doctorate in International Business Administration
United States of America
2016
Executive MBA
London, United Kingdom
2010
Higher Diploma in Law
Legal and Judicial Studies Centre, Ministry of Justice, Qatar
2008
Bachelor of Laws
Université de Rouen, France
Sporting Career
His sporting career began as a table tennis player for Al-Rayyan Club and the Qatar national team, juniors through youth, between 1992 and 1997, taking first place with the Qatar national team at the Gulf Championship in Kuwait in the summer of 1995 and representing Qatar internationally.
In 2025 he joined the International Kabaddi Federation, with international studies in the sport.
Public engagement
He speaks at interviews and panels on digital transformation and artificial intelligence, presenting working papers at public forums.
He has delivered several lectures in French at the French Cultural Institute in Qatar.
Languages
He speaks Arabic, French and English.
