Qatar Airways announces its new group chief executive

Qatar Airways Group has announced that Akbar Al Baker will be stepping down from his current position as group chief executive after 27 years of service. He will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer as the new group chief executive for the company. 

“Qatar Airways Group confirms after 27 years of remarkable service, Qatar Airways Group chief executive- Mr. Akbar Al Baker, will be stepping down from his current position as group chief executive effective November 5, 2023, and will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer as group chief executive for Qatar Airways," the airline said in an official statement.

Al-Meer is currently working as chief operating officer of the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar's capital city.