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Biography
Hussain Jasim Al Nowais (Arabic: حسين جاسم النويس ) is an Emirati businessman.
Early life
Hussain Al Nowais was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on finance. He has also attended various Executive Management courses at INSEAD in France and London Business School.
Career
He is the Chairman of Al Nowais Investments LLC, and AMEA Power to develop thermal and renewable energy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He serves as a Director of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation and is Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. Previously, Al Nowais has been the Chairman of Waha Capital since April 2006 to 2018.
Al Nowais Investments' latest project was leading a consortium to build Egypt's renewable energy power plants with a total capacity of 700mw.
Recognition
In 2013 MF International Gulf Italy magazine named him among "The people who count in Dubai". In 2011 and in 2013, Arabian Business included him in their "2013 Construction Week Power 100" list.
