Ramez Al-Khayyat

Ramez Al-Khayyat is a Qatari businessman and the Vice Chairman and Group CEO of the Power International Holding (PIH), one of the largest group in Qatar which operates in the Holding Companies sector. The company comprises a portfolio of businesses in five key sectors in Qatar including retail and hospitality, design and construction, real estate and groups such as UrbaCon Trading & Contracting, ASSETS, Baladna and Aura Entertainment.   

In 2016, Al-Khayyat received the Retail Leadership Award for the success of the Mall of Qatar Project at the Asia Retail Congress Awards 2016.   

Ramez Al-Khayyat first started his career as a Board Member of Al-Khyyat Contracting and Trading, a family business established by his father Mohamad Raglan Al-Kayyatin in 1983. In 2011 Al-Khayyat and his brother Moutaz Al-Khayyat funded UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC). The privately held company is run by Ramez Al-Khyyat who is a Managing Director. UCC is a major construction company in Qatar and has undertaken several large and complex projects such as: the Souq Waqif Carpark, the Banana Island resort, Mall of Qatar and Lekhwiya Sports Complex. Lekhwiya will serve as a benchmark for future 2022 World Cup facilities.

In July 2019 United Development Company (UDC) has awarded marine works at Gewan Island to UrbaCon Trading & Contracting Company and Promar Marine Contracting Company. Gewan Island project extends the Pearl Qatar and will span across 400,000sqm and will include a golf course and an air-conditioned outdoor Crystal Walkway.

Al-Khayyat is also a Board Member of Baladna Food Industries, Qatar’s largest dairy and beverage producer providing 95% of the country's dairy consumption. Baladna rose to its prominence during the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis when the company airlifted cows from different parts of the world into the country to bypass the Saudi blockade.