Little Akbar Al Baker (he's a very short man in real life) is widely known in the global industry as a narcissistic misogynist. There's always been whispers about how he's apparently treated women at certain aviation companies that are disgusting. Then there's the borderline criminal rumors of his treatment of his own female employees at QR. A sad, sad, little excuse for a man.
His disparaging 9/11 remarks and "grandma" remarks didn't get covered much in the US media, but these remarks are - It was on Morning Joe in America, and all the other leading morning shows in the US this morning. Looks like the global media is as well. Not great a great look for QR, much less the nation-state of Qatar as a whole, which is actually far more progressive than it's peers in many ways. As if the 666 Park bail-out didn't make them look bad enough...
Last edited by tuolumne; Jun 5, 2018 at 12:21 pm