Akbar Al Baker

Akbar al-Baker ( _ar. أكبر الباكر; born 1960 in Doha, Qatar) is the CEO of Qatar Airways.cite web |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=229824&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 |title=Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Qatar |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2008-07-14|format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5ZIHvVWM8|archivedate= 2008-07-13|quote= |accessdate=2008-07-13]

Mr al-Baker became Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways in 1997. Prior to his appointment he worked at the Civil Aviation Directorate of Qatar.cite journal|last=Craven|first=Alistair|month=June | year=2006|title=An Interview with Mr. Akbar Al Baker|journal=Emerald Insight|publisher=Emerald Group|volume=Volume 22|issue=Issue 6|pages=p25|issn=0258-0543|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=usBLqylqi0QC&pg=PA25&dq=%22Akbar+al-Baker%22&lr=lang_en&num=50&as_brr=3&ei=kidZSOjJAoXUjgHqq4mXDA&sig=_H5DXVFCP-UNawzzMWWF2VssZBU|doi=10.1108/02580540610665499] He is also Chairman of the Qatar Tourism Authority.Fact|date=June 2008

Mr al-Baker holds a degree in Economics and Commerce.Fact|date=June 2008

Mr. Al Baker and Qatar Airways lost the award for The Best Crew in the Middle East at the Dubai Airshow, May 2008.Fact|date=June 2008

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