Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi

Director

  • First appointed as a director on: May 20, 2022.

  • Current term due to expire at the close of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be called to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2027.

  • Qatari national.

Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi is a lawyer, and holds an LL.M in international trade law and investment. She speaks three languages and has extensive knowledge of international trade law and investment, mergers and acquisitions, human rights and environmental law as well as cultural and political domains.

Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi began her career in education policies, before she embarked on career in law.

In particular, she has advised the Qatar government on issues related to trade law and works as a merger and acquisitions lawyer within the legal department of the Qatar Investment Authority, where she is involved in cases relating to retail and consumer sales, real estate, investment, health, infrastructure and industry.

As an active member of her community, Asma Abdulrahman Al-Khulaifi co-founded the MENA-Women in Law NGO, which promotes innovative and cooperative dialog between lawyers in the Middle East and North Africa.

Principal position outside Accor: Chief Executive Officer of Kynd LLC (unlisted).