Director
Hessa Ali Almalki
Hessa Ali Almalki has professional experience in the field of statistics and data since 2008, particularly in social and population statistics. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the College of Science at Qatar University in 2006, and later obtained an Executive Master’s in Leadership from the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University in 2023. She began her professional career at the former Statistics Authority as a researcher in population, demographic, and vital statistics in 2008, then assumed the role of Head of Social Statistics Section in 2015, where she worked across multiple fields including labor, education, culture, gender, sports, and health. In 2024, she was appointed Director of the Statistics Department, which covered population, economic, social, and environmental statistics. Later that same year, she assumed the position of Director of the Statistical and Data Training Center following the announcement of the Council’s new organizational structure. She also participated as a member in monitoring the performance indicators of the objectives of the first National Development Strategy in the culture sector, and as a member in monitoring the performance indicators of the objectives of the second National Development Strategy in the education sector. She is also a graduate of the Government Leaders Program at the Qatar Leadership Centre in 2018, and completed the Future of Work in Government for GCC Countries program organized by the Royal Academy of Management in Muscat, Oman, in 2024. Through her ambition and passion, Hessa Almalki seeks to enhance the efficiency of national cadres and build capacity in the field of statistics, while keeping pace with the latest international developments, adopting best practices, and promoting their implementation through continuous training.
