Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri
Qatari businessman
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Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri (born December 1979)[1] is a Qatari businessman and investor. Since March 2020, he has been the owner of The Ritz Hotel in London.
Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Citizenship | Qatari |
| Occupations | Businessman and Investor |
| Known for | Owner of The Ritz Hotel |
Early life
Al-Hajri was born in 1979[1] and is the son of Mana bin Abdul Hadi Al Hajri,[2] who served as Qatar's ambassador to Jordan from 2003 through 2011.[3] He is the brother-in-law of Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. His sister Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri became the second wife of the emir.[2]
Career
In March 2015, Al-Hajri purchased the Erbilginler Yalı, a 64-room, 30,000-square-foot home in Istanbul, for over $100 million.[2][4]
In 2017, Al-Hajri purchased Baguales, an exclusive ski resort in Patagonia, Argentina.[5][6][7]
In March 2020, Al-Hajri purchased the Ritz Hotel in London[8][9] from the Barclay brothers for an estimated £700 million,[8] initially as an undisclosed private buyer.[10] He was publicly revealed as the new owner in April 2020.[9] According to Tatler, during the sales process, he "reportedly fended off interest from suitors" such as Mohamed al-Fayed, the owner of the Hôtel Ritz Paris.[2] The sales price led to some family dispute among the Barclays, with two family members objecting to any price less than £1 billion.[11][12] Even so, the sale made the hotel the most expensive in the world,[13] as well as the most expensive hotel "per key" ever sold in the world.[14][15]
At the time of Al-Hajri's purchase of the Ritz, it was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] He kept all staff employed during the pandemic and continued to pay full salaries.[2][15] In January 2025, he announced an extensive £300 million redevelopment of the hotel, which will take two years and include adding large state-of-the-art wellness facilities.[16] The plan includes expanding into an adjacent building to provide guest accommodations while the main hotel undergoes restoration.[16] The plans include the addition of 53 bedrooms, taking the hotel's total to 191, and underground secure parking for high-profile guests such as royalty or heads of state.[17]
In 2023, Al-Hajri bought a townhouse near Hyde Park in the Mayfair district of London, paying £37.5 million.[18]
Personal life
Al-Hajri owns racing horses,[2] that compete under the racing stable owner name, Dahman. In 2021 his horse Dominus won the Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy in the seven-furlong race for four-year-old and older Thoroughbreds.[19] Some of his other winning horses include Beachwalk[20][21] and Dark Pursuit.[22][23]