Adel Hassan Al A'ali

Adel Hassan Al A'ali is a Bahraini businessman. In 2018, he was appointed chair of the construction firm Haji Hassan Group.

Early life and education

He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1981. He graduated from the Executive Education program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1998.

Career

He is a member of the boards of directors of the following companies:

Hajj Hassan Group
Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital
Dar Al-Wasat Company for Publishing and Distribution
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Al-Ahlia Insurance Company
United Insurance Company
United Cement Company
Bahrain Precast Concrete Company
Bahrain Businessmen's Association
Supreme Council for Vocational Training

He worked extensively in economic research projects on subjects such as vocational training and management systems in the contracting sector.

2011 protests

In 2011, in the wake of the Bahraini uprising of 2011, the Bahrain Mirror site stated that the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, Ebrahim Langawi, forged a resignation letter from Al A’ali. An internal investigation committee headed by Dr. Taqi Al Zeera confirmed the forgery was for purely sectarian reasons, and Al A’ali's membership was reinstated.