Akbar Al Baker (Arabic: أكبر الباکر; born 1962) is a Qatari businessman who was the former CEO of Qatar Airways.

[8] In June 2019, Al Baker announced that Qatar Airways would be buying a stake in a sixth overseas airline before the end of the year.

[10][11][non-primary source needed] In October 2023, Al Baker announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Qatar Airways after nearly 27 years leading the company.

[13] His announcement came just one day after he was replaced as chairman of Qatar Tourism by his protege Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, who previously served as vice chair under Al-Baker.

Pregnant women will now be provided temporary ground jobs under the new contract and they can get married whenever they choose as long as they notify the company.

[16] In May 2016, The Daily Telegraph reported that Al Baker said backpackers were not welcome in Qatar because they "are just there to lie on the beach and spend as little as possible" and the country wanted to "attract people of higher standard".

"[19][20] Although Al-Baker later apologized, he stopped short of recanting his belief that being CEO of an international airline is too challenging a job for a woman.