Qatar Chamber of Commerce

Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in 1963 AD and continued to work as one of the governmental administrations until the issuance of law number 11 for 1990 AD granting the chamber an independence from the government to become a public benefit institution.

Despite the Chamber’s independence, members of the Board of Directors were appointed by virtue of a governmental decree until the issuance of law number 11 for 1996 AD stipulating that the choice of the Board of Directors’ members shall be made through direct election.
In April 1998 AD, the State of Qatar witnessed the first real democratic experience represented by the election of the 17 members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.

On the fifth of May 2002 AD, the elections of the second session of the Chamber’s Board of Directors were held resulting in the election of a Board of Directors chaired by Mr. Muhammad Bin Khaled Al Manee.

On the fifteenth of May 2006 AD, the elections of the third session were held resulting in the election of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassem Bin Muhammad Al Thani, President of the Chamber; Mr. Abdel Aziz Al Amada, Vice President and Mr. Muhammad Bin Tawwar, Honorary Secretary of the Fund.

At the end of May 2010, the elections of the fourth session were held and the actual Board of Directors won.