ABOUT US

  • WHO WE ARE
  • What we really do?
  • VISION & MISSION
  • HOW WE STARTED
  • VALUES

Widam Food Company QSC is the biggest supplier of livestock and producer of fresh, chilled, and frozen meats in Qatar – and soon to extend our services across the GCC market.

We play an essential role in securing the supply of quality meat across the State of Qatar.

We are a wholesale supplier and producer of top quality meats and related products. We also sell livestock and provide Halal animal slaughtering services. For a more personal experience, we are pleased to provide in-store services where we serve our clients in our butcheries  and prepare orders to their exact satisfaction.  We also deliver through specialized chilled trucks for the freshest home delivery experience.

Our Corporate Customers:

  • Hospitals
  • Hotels
  • Airlines
  • Restaurants
  • Catering companies
  • Hypermarkets
  • Small butcheries

Vision:

To be the preferred and the most trusted meat company in the GCC region

Mission:

We are committed to providing consumers with daily fresh, natural, and healthy meat through our leadership of the meat industry evolution in Qatar

In 2004, we started with a simple, passionate pursuit: To supply only the freshest, top-tier quality meats to the Qatari market. Today, Widam Food Company QSC is the biggest supplier of livestock and producer of fresh, chilled, and frozen meats in Qatar – and soon to extend our services across the GCC market.

Understand the Business Environment
Winning Attitude
Focus on Results
Grow Talent & Team
Collaborate Internally
Make a Difference

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Widam Food’s operational activities are implemented by a dedicated staff under the CEO’s direction and the board’s supervision, with a long-term goal of raising the company’s investment value while upholding the most stringent quality and customer service standards.

Mr. Mohammad Badr Al Sada

Chairman of the Board

Mr. Faisal Abdul Wahid Al Hamadi

Chairman

Mr. Ali Ibrahim AL- Abdul Ghani

Vice Chairman of the Board

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Widam Food’s operational activities are implemented by a dedicated staff under the CEO’s direction and the board’s supervision, with a long-term goal of raising the company’s investment value while upholding the most stringent quality and customer service standards.

Mr. Mohammad Badr Al Sada
Chairman of the Board

Mr. Sraiya Nasser Alkaabi

Member of Board Director

Dr. Masoud Jaralla Al-Marri

Member of Board Director

Mr. Nawaf Ibrahim Almana

Member of Board Director

Mr. Farhoud Hadi AlHajri

Member of Board Director

Mr. Khalid Mohamed AL-Emadi

Member of Board Director

Mr. Shaheen Jassim Hamad Al- Sulaiti

Member of Board Director

Mr. Abdulaziz Ali Ajlan Al Muraikhi

Member of Board Director

Mr. Al Noubay Al Marri

CEO

WIDAM CUSTOMERS

We proudly work with over 200 corporate customers in Qatar. See below for a list of our biggest customers to date:

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Our Achievements

 A look at our Achievements

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"Opportunities don't
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Our Achievements


A look at our Achievements

International Quality Award

International Star Award:
International Star for leadership in quality Award

International Trophy Award
International Trophy for Quality in recognition of its commitment to the Quality and Excellence of its service

Improvement Award
Improvement Award From Middle East and North Africa Livestock export improvement Awards 2011

Qatar Chamber membership certificate

Livestock Processing Facility
Livestock Processing Facility Product Value Adding From Middle East and North Africa Livestock export improvement Awards 2011

Quality Systems Award
Quality Systems awarded from Middle East & North Africa Livestock export improvement Awards 2011

Provider of High-Quality Australian Meat Certificate
Provider of High-Quality Australian Meat from MLA

International Trophy Certificate

International Star Certificate

"Opportunities don't
happen.
You create them."

-- Chris Grosser

Widam & the Qatari Meat Industry

Historically, Qatar’s meat supply-chain has not been adequately diversified, leading to potential food security risks.

Widam today plays a major role in securing top-quality meat supplies from around the world through its multi-layered supply-chain planning, global investments in agriculture, support for local production, and strategic international partnerships.

Widam & the Qatari Meat Industry

Historically, Qatar’s meat supply-chain has not been adequately diversified, leading to potential food security risks. Widam today plays a major role in securing top-quality meat supplies from around the world through its multi-layered supply-chain planning, global investments in agriculture, support for local production, and strategic international partnerships.

Mr. Faisal Abdul Wahid Al Hamadi

Chairman of the board of directors.

Mr. Faisal Al-Hammadi is an investment management professional with over 20 years in corporate finance, investment management, and financial advisory. He is the CIO for Qatar Portfolio at the Qatar Investment Authority, responsible for managing all listed and unlisted investments located in the State of Qatar across various sectors.

He is also on the board of the Qatar Fuel Company (WOQOD) and is Chairman of Hassad Food Company.

Beginning his illustrious career in the Corporate Finance division of Qatar Steel, he rose through the ranks to reach his current leadership role as Chief Investment Officer of the Pension Fund at the General Retirement & Social Insurance in Qatar. Prior to joining the Pension Fund, he played an advisory role at the Supreme Council of Economic Affairs and Investments (SCEAI), which sets economic policy and the capital allocation strategy for the State of Qatar. Mr. Al-Hammadi also headed the Asset Management division at Qatar Investment Authority, where he managed the finances of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Qatar.

Apart from his corporate career, he has also been involved in academia during his tenure as a lecturer at Qatar University’s College of Economics and Business Administration.

In 1998, Mr. Al-Hammadi obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the College of Economics & Business, Qatar University. He subsequently completed his Master’s degree in Finance at the American University Kogod Business School in Washington D.C. Apart from his university education, he also acquired a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) certification in 2006, and successfully completed a program in Leadership Development at Harvard Business School in 2008.

السيد/ علي إبراهيم العبد الغني

Mr. Ali Ibrahim A AL- Abdul Ghani

Vice Chairman of the Board

currently serves as the Vice  Chairman of the Board of Directors at Widam. He has also served as the President and CEO of the Qatar Islamic Insurance Group since 2012. Prior to that, he worked at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs as the Chief of Administration and Financial Affairs, as well as the Director of Procurement in the Qatar Armed Forces from 1987-2012.

Other positions and qualifications include:

Vice Chairman, Widam Food Company

Chairman, Qatar Unified Bureau Insurance

Member of the Board of Directors, Medicare Group

Member of the Board of Directors, UMNIA Bank, Morocco

Member of the Board of Directors, Pak-Qatar General Takaful & Pak-Qatar Life and Family, Pakistan

Chairman of Executive Board, Islamic Tas-heelat Company

Member of the Board of Directors, General Arab Insurance Federation – Representative of the Qatari Insurance Market

Mr. Sraiya Nasser Alkaabi

Master In International Business Administration 

Currently serves as:

Member on the board  of directors at Widam.

Member on the board  of directors at INMA Holding.

CEO at Al Sraiya Holding Group.

الدكتور/ مسعود جارالله المري

Dr. Masoud Jaralla Al-Marri

Dr. Masoud Jaralla Al-Marri currently serves as a member on the board of directors. He received his B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1990 – 1995 from University of Qatar and M.Sc. . in Environmental Engineering Sciences in 1999 – 2001 from University of Florida, USA and Ph.D. in Agricultural & Environmental Sciences in 2016 -2021 from the University of Sousse, Tunisia.

Mr. Masoud Al-Marri is currently an Executive Secretary, Food Security Committee Director at the Food Security Department and Ministry of Municipality & Environment in Qatar.

Other positions and qualifications include:

Environmental Researcher at Environmental Studies Section, The Supreme Council for the Environment & Natural Reserves, Doha, Qatar; (1997 – 1999)

Director, Central Environmental Laboratory, The Supreme Council for the Environment & Natural Reserves, Doha, Qatar; (2002 – 2005)

General Manager, National Environmental Services & Technologies Doha, Qatar; (2007 – 2009)

Director, Biotechnology Center, Ministry of Environment , Doha, Qatar; (2009 – 2012)

Technical Advisor, Food Security, Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar; (2012 – 2014)

Director, Agricultural Research Department, Ministry of Municipality & Environment, Doha, Qatar; (2014 – 2018)

السيد/ نواف إبراهيم المانع

Mr. Nawaf Ibrahim Almana

Mr. Nawaf Ibrahim Almana currently serves as a member on the board  of directors. He also currently serves as Vice President of the Qatar General Organization for Standardization.

Mr. Almana previously received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Qatar University, before continuing his studies to pursue a Masters in Management in Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.

Other positions and qualifications include:

Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Arab Standardization (2017-present)

Chairman of several general committees for standardization across the GCC.

Chairman of the National Committee for International Standards on “Social Responsibility”  (2007-2010)

Board member of Widam Food Company (April 2010-present), Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. 

Board Member of United Development Company, (March 2016 to 2019), Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee.

Board Member of the Qatar Technical Inspection Company, (2007-2009)

Board Member of the Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance (2020-present)

السيد/ فرهود هادي الهاجري

Mr. Farhoud Hadi AlHajri

Mr. Farhoud Hadi AlHajri currently serves as a member on the board  of directors. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Friends of the Environment Center.

Mr. AlHajri first received his Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Qatar University in 2000 before continuing his studies to receive a Master of Science in Business Administration in 2019.

Other positions and qualifications include:

Board Member of Qatar National Cement Company.

Board Member of Dlala Holding Company.

Chairman of the Audit Committee at Dlala Holding Company.

Chairman of the Audit Committee at Widam Food Company.

Member of scientific research team in the agricultural sector of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment.

Member of the Natural Sciences Committee under the Qatar National Committee for Education, Culture, and Science.

Mr. Khalid Mohamed AL-EMADI

Mr. Khalid AL Emadi currently is the CEO of Medicare Group, a Qatari Listed Company and is the CEO of AL-Ahli Hospital. He is the Chairman of Mackeen Group . He was formally the Chairman of the Investment Committee of the General Authority of Minors Affairs. He has extensive experience in businees, investment and commerce, where he held many prominent Board Memberships .

Mr. Shaheen Jassim Hamad Al- Sulaiti

Board Member 

 

Mr. Abdulaziz Ali Ajlan Al Muraikhi

Member of Board Director

السيد/ النوبي المري

Mr. Al Noubay Al Marri

“Al Noubay Al Marri, CEO of Widam Food Company, possesses a wealth of business ownership, strategic vision, analytics, and economic insight that are central to Widam’s reputation as the biggest meat provider in Qatar.

He is a results-driven and passionate leader with a career that spans logistics, supply chain, and general management roles for nearly 20 years in Qatar, strategically leading all aspects of business management.

Previously, Al Noubay worked as General Manager for Hassad Qatar, in which he advanced through a series of fast-tracked promotions due to his significant leadership in Logistics & Supply Chain. Al Noubay began his career as a Logistics Specialist with Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) in 2002.

Al Noubay earned a Bachelor of Arts in logistics and Supply Chain Management, graduating with honors from Northumbria University in 2011. He also leverages a Master of Business Administration, earned in 2016 from Newcastle Business School in the UK.”

السيد/ هشام مصطفى السحتري

Mr. Hesham Mostafa El-Sahatry

Mr. Hesham Mostafa El-Saharty currently serves as a member on the board of directors. Additionally, he has served as the CEO of SAK Holding Group Qatar since 2012, and is also a board member of the Qatar International Islamic Bank.

There, he is Chair of the Real Estate Committee and Chair of the Qatar International Islamic Bank Headquarters Tower Committee.

Other positions and qualifications include:

General Manager

General manager of the previously named Thani Bin Abdullah Housing Group, now Iskan Real Estate Company (1996 – 1999)

Board Member

Board member of Ezdan Real Estate Company (1999-2011)

Managing Director and CEO

Managing Director and CEO of Ezdan Real Estate Company (1999-2011)

Board Member

Board member of the Qatar Islamic Insurance Company and member of the company Real Estate board  (March 2008 – October 2008).