Ali Khalifa Al-Kuwari (Arabic: علي خليفة الكواري; born in 1941)[2] is a Qatari democracy activist, author and professor.

[9] He traces this movement as the origin of opposition to government policies and demands for reform in the country.

He goes on to state the imbalance could "uproot Qatari society, erase its identity and culture, take its mother tongue, Arabic, out of circulation".

[14] In the book's introduction, Al-Kuwari highlights four primary obstacles to reform: the lack of availability to information related to public affairs; the lack of transparency in decision-making; the absence of free and independent civil society; and the unclear boundaries between the public and private sectors, in addition to sub-par administration of these sectors.

[4] He has previously authored numerous works in which he criticizes the lack of democracy in Arab countries.