24 July 2011
DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has named Eng Saad Ahmed Al Mohannadi as the company's new Chief Executive Officer.

Eng Al Mohannadi joins QRail as the company is stepping up operations to prepare for the Qatar Integrated Railways Project, which will incorporate a metro system, long-distance passenger travel, and freight transport.

Al Mohannadi was previously Director of Technical Affairs at Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa). He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Qatar in 1997 and an MBA from the University of Qatar in 2009. He had more than 15 years of experience in the areas of electricity and water handling different committees at the Ministry of Electricity & Water in Qatar, and Kahramaa.

Other responsibilities he carried were as Network Control Engineer at the Ministry of Electricity and Water, before the establishment of Kahramaa, where he later was the head of network control. He took over as director of network planning of electricity and later was appointed as Director of Technical Affairs.

Some of his most important work are the planning and management of the main energy projects which are worth billions of riyals in the field of power generation and transmission of electric power, such as the "Ras Bu Fintas 2", Mesaieed , and "Ras Qirtas" power plants, as well as electricity projects' expansion, phase IX, X and various infrastructure projects and other important projects in the water distribution network.

QRail recently held a series of awareness events in the rail industry for a number of leading consulting firms, construction companies and operations companies all around the world who will participate in the Qatar Integrated Railways Project.

In creating Qatar's much-anticipated state-of-the-art integrated railway network, the Qatar Railways Company will manage the development of the West Bay People Mover, Lusail City's Light-Rail Transit system, and the integrated Qatar Railways Project, which will incorporate a metro system, long-distance passenger travel, and freight transport.

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