Dr. Ahmad O. Hasnah is the President of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF). Since joining QF in 2002, he has played a central role in the development of Education City and was instrumental in establishing partnerships with leading global universities, including Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown.
Previously serving as QF’s Associate Vice President for Higher Education and later as HBKU’s Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Hasnah led the establishment of six interdisciplinary colleges and now oversees three national research institutes focused on energy and environment, biomedicine, and computing.
He has contributed to QF’s research strategy, serving on the Qatar National Research Fund Steering Committee and the QF Strategic Research Board.
He was also involved in founding the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), supporting global dialogue and innovation in education.
Dr. Hasnah represents QF and HBKU on various joint advisory boards, including Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar and Northwestern University in Qatar, and has previously served on advisory boards of several QF partner universities and the Board of Trustees of the Community College of Qatar.
He holds a PhD and Master’s in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from Qatar University.
