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←Created page with ' '''Hassan Al-Thawadi''' ({{lang-ar|حسن الذوادي}}) is a Qatari lawyer who was the Secretary General at Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee. ==Career== In 1998, Al-Thawadi gained A-Levels in General Studies and Philosophy from John Leggott College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/wip/xyguB|title=England's World Cup dream, the sheiks of Qatar, and a $50,000 gift...'
 
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==Career==
==Career==


In 1998, Al-Thawadi gained [[A-Level]]s in General Studies and Philosophy from [[John Leggott College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/wip/xyguB|title=England's World Cup dream, the sheiks of Qatar, and a $50,000 gift to a Desmond Tutu charity...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/IDrQl|title=Qatar say they’ve improved workers’ rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?|publisher=theathletic.com (Archived)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20431762.html|title=Six years and counting to Qatar World Cup|publisher=irishexaminer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/186783/Hassan-Al-Thawadi-The-Iron-man-bidding-for-World-Cup-Qatar-2022|title=Hassan Al Thawadi: The Iron man bidding for World Cup Qatar 2022|publisher=express.co.uk}}</ref> After that, he graduated from the [[University of Sheffield]] with a degree in law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/11/12/isolated-in-gulf-qatar-campaigns-to-protect-2022-world-cup/107629572/|title=Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup|publisher=usatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/IDrQl|title=Qatar say they’ve improved workers’ rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?|publisher=theathletic.com (Archived)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-world-cup-hassan-al-thawadi-qatar-sun-sand-and-beach/1dd5sc3k176xj1iaplty2rbxlk|title=Hassan Al Thawadi – Qatar is known for its sun, sand and beach|publisher=goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-afc-elections/interview-soccer-little-known-qatari-eyes-seat-at-fifa-top-table-idUKL3N0CN04R20130401|title=Little known Qatari eyes seat at FIFA top table|publisher=reuters.com}}</ref> After that, he was appointed Secretary General at Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/20/four-years-to-go-qatar-on-course-for-its-improbable-world-cup|title=Four years to go: Qatar on course for its improbable World Cup|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/1260621/world-cup-hassan-al-thawadi-migrant-workers-deaths-qatar-2022/|title=World Cup boss Hassan Al-Thawadi speaks about work-related deaths in Qatar and insists World Cup’s host nation is safe for gay people|publisher=talksport.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/05/qatar-2022-world-cup-allegations|title=Qatar 2022 chief frustrated by bribery allegations|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/حسن-الذوادي-مونديال-2022-لن-يكون-المحطة-الأخيرة-في-إنجازات-قطر|title=حسن الذوادي: مونديال 2022 لن يكون المحطة الأخيرة في إنجازات قطر|publisher=alaraby.co.uk}}</ref> Al-Thawadi was recognized as one of [[World Soccer]] magazine's 2022 People of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dohanews.co/qatars-hassan-al-thawadi-awarded-people-of-the-year-for-world-cup-2022-sensation/|title=Qatar’s Hassan Al Thawadi awarded ‘People of the Year’ for World Cup 2022 sensation|publisher=dohanews.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alkassdigital.net/NewsDetails-12257-World-Soccer-Magazine-Hassan-Al-Thawadi-The-man-behind-Qatar-s-hosting-of-the-2022-World-Cup|title=Hassan Al-Thawadi, The man behind Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup|publisher=alkassdigital.net}}</ref>
In 1998, Al-Thawadi gained [[A-Level]]s in General Studies and Philosophy from [[John Leggott College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/wip/xyguB|title=England's World Cup dream, the sheiks of Qatar, and a $50,000 gift to a Desmond Tutu charity...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/IDrQl|title=Qatar say they’ve improved workers’ rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?|publisher=theathletic.com (Archived)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20431762.html|title=Six years and counting to Qatar World Cup|publisher=irishexaminer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/186783/Hassan-Al-Thawadi-The-Iron-man-bidding-for-World-Cup-Qatar-2022|title=Hassan Al Thawadi: The Iron man bidding for World Cup Qatar 2022|publisher=express.co.uk}}</ref> After that, he graduated from the [[University of Sheffield]] with a degree in law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/11/12/isolated-in-gulf-qatar-campaigns-to-protect-2022-world-cup/107629572/|title=Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup|publisher=usatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/IDrQl|title=Qatar say they’ve improved workers’ rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?|publisher=theathletic.com (Archived)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-world-cup-hassan-al-thawadi-qatar-sun-sand-and-beach/1dd5sc3k176xj1iaplty2rbxlk|title=Hassan Al Thawadi – Qatar is known for its sun, sand and beach|publisher=goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-afc-elections/interview-soccer-little-known-qatari-eyes-seat-at-fifa-top-table-idUKL3N0CN04R20130401|title=Little known Qatari eyes seat at FIFA top table|publisher=reuters.com}}</ref> After that, he was appointed Secretary General at Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/20/four-years-to-go-qatar-on-course-for-its-improbable-world-cup|title=Four years to go: Qatar on course for its improbable World Cup|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/1260621/world-cup-hassan-al-thawadi-migrant-workers-deaths-qatar-2022/|title=World Cup boss Hassan Al-Thawadi speaks about work-related deaths in Qatar and insists World Cup’s host nation is safe for gay people|publisher=talksport.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/05/qatar-2022-world-cup-allegations|title=Qatar 2022 chief frustrated by bribery allegations|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/حسن-الذوادي-مونديال-2022-لن-يكون-المحطة-الأخيرة-في-إنجازات-قطر|title=حسن الذوادي: مونديال 2022 لن يكون المحطة الأخيرة في إنجازات قطر|publisher=alaraby.co.uk}}</ref>


He is a fan of French side [[Olympique Lyonnais F.C.|OL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/MJKu8|title=Hassan al-Thawadi on Worker Welfare, Qatari Goals and the 2022 World Cup|publisher=nytimes.com (Archived)}}</ref> He is fluent in Spanish, French, English, and Arabic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzz.ch/english/hassan-al-thawadi-head-of-the-world-cup-is-reinventing-qatar-ld.1709778|title=Hassan Al Thawadi is more than just the head of the World Cup. He is reinventing Qatar – with plenty of money and plenty of internal resistance|publisher=nzz.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebusinessyear.com/interview/hassan-al-thawadi/|title=Interview with Hassan Al-Thawadi|publisher=thebusinessyear.com}}</ref>
Al-Thawadi was recognized as one of [[World Soccer]] magazine's 2022 People of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dohanews.co/qatars-hassan-al-thawadi-awarded-people-of-the-year-for-world-cup-2022-sensation/|title=Qatar’s Hassan Al Thawadi awarded ‘People of the Year’ for World Cup 2022 sensation|publisher=dohanews.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alkassdigital.net/NewsDetails-12257-World-Soccer-Magazine-Hassan-Al-Thawadi-The-man-behind-Qatar-s-hosting-of-the-2022-World-Cup|title=Hassan Al-Thawadi, The man behind Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup|publisher=alkassdigital.net}}</ref> He is a fan of French side [[Olympique Lyonnais F.C.|OL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/MJKu8|title=Hassan al-Thawadi on Worker Welfare, Qatari Goals and the 2022 World Cup|publisher=nytimes.com (Archived)}}</ref> He is fluent in Spanish, French, English, and Arabic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzz.ch/english/hassan-al-thawadi-head-of-the-world-cup-is-reinventing-qatar-ld.1709778|title=Hassan Al Thawadi is more than just the head of the World Cup. He is reinventing Qatar – with plenty of money and plenty of internal resistance|publisher=nzz.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebusinessyear.com/interview/hassan-al-thawadi/|title=Interview with Hassan Al-Thawadi|publisher=thebusinessyear.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 10:36, 21 February 2023

Hassan Al-Thawadi (Template:Lang-ar) is a Qatari lawyer who was the Secretary General at Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee.

Career

In 1998, Al-Thawadi gained A-Levels in General Studies and Philosophy from John Leggott College.[1][2][3][4] After that, he graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in law.[5][6][7][8] After that, he was appointed Secretary General at Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee.[9][10][11][12]

Al-Thawadi was recognized as one of World Soccer magazine's 2022 People of the Year.[13][14] He is a fan of French side OL.[15] He is fluent in Spanish, French, English, and Arabic.[16][17]

Personal life

He is the son of a Qatari diplomat.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "England's World Cup dream, the sheiks of Qatar, and a $50,000 gift to a Desmond Tutu charity..."
  2. ^ "Qatar say they've improved workers' rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?". theathletic.com (Archived).
  3. ^ "Six years and counting to Qatar World Cup". irishexaminer.com.
  4. ^ "Hassan Al Thawadi: The Iron man bidding for World Cup Qatar 2022". express.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup". usatoday.com.
  6. ^ "Qatar say they've improved workers' rights but can we take them seriously when people are still dying?". theathletic.com (Archived).
  7. ^ "Hassan Al Thawadi – Qatar is known for its sun, sand and beach". goal.com.
  8. ^ "Little known Qatari eyes seat at FIFA top table". reuters.com.
  9. ^ "Four years to go: Qatar on course for its improbable World Cup". theguardian.com.
  10. ^ "World Cup boss Hassan Al-Thawadi speaks about work-related deaths in Qatar and insists World Cup's host nation is safe for gay people". talksport.com.
  11. ^ "Qatar 2022 chief frustrated by bribery allegations". theguardian.com.
  12. ^ "حسن الذوادي: مونديال 2022 لن يكون المحطة الأخيرة في إنجازات قطر". alaraby.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Qatar's Hassan Al Thawadi awarded 'People of the Year' for World Cup 2022 sensation". dohanews.co.
  14. ^ "Hassan Al-Thawadi, The man behind Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup". alkassdigital.net.
  15. ^ "Hassan al-Thawadi on Worker Welfare, Qatari Goals and the 2022 World Cup". nytimes.com (Archived).
  16. ^ "Hassan Al Thawadi is more than just the head of the World Cup. He is reinventing Qatar – with plenty of money and plenty of internal resistance". nzz.ch.
  17. ^ "Interview with Hassan Al-Thawadi". thebusinessyear.com.
  18. ^ "How the unlikeliest World Cup ever came to be". ft.com.
  19. ^ "Qatar World Cup chief "follows" Sheffield United's results". thestar.co.uk.
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