Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani is a man of many titles. HBJ, as he is widely known, is prime minister of Qatar and among the most powerful men in the small gulf state. He is also chairman of Qatar Holdings and chief executive of Qatar Investment Authority, which means he arguably has the greatest say in how Qatar invests its energy revenues. In addition, he owns one of the largest yachts in the world (450 ft).
“In Qatar,” says one private equity executive, “all roads and sea lanes lead to HBJ.”
As befits a man of multiple responsibilities, HBJ juggles numerous tasks simultaneously. Walk into his palatial white marble office and he may be on one phone parsing the ramifications of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon; on another he is fielding a pitch from an investment company, while on a third he is pondering a request from one of his clan – the al Thani tribe is one of the largest in Qatar.
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