Fawaz Mubarak Al-Hasawi (born 25 October 1968) is a Kuwaiti businessman and was the owner and chairman of Nottingham Forest Football Club.
A huge overhaul was needed and the Al-Hasawi family did not hesitate to make their mark, dismissing manager Steve Cotterill quickly and replacing him with former Forest coach Sean O'Driscoll.
[4] Following a 4–2 victory over Leeds United, and with Forest firmly involved in the Championship promotion battle, Fawaz made the surprise decision to dismiss manager O'Driscoll.
[5] Al-Hasawi had received advice from the board of Hull City that a manager with Premier League experience is needed to secure promotion.
[6] McLeish's available transfer funds were significantly lower than the £3 million he had been promised by Al-Hasawi, and a move for Peterborough United midfielder George Boyd fell through, reportedly due to a failed eye test.
In March 2014, following a poor run of results and a breakdown in the relationship between himself and Fawaz, Billy Davies became the fourth manager to be dismissed during the Al-Hazawi period of ownership.
[11] Following the dismissal of Davies, it was widely reported that Neil Warnock was offered the Forest manager's position, but rejected it due to Fawaz expressing an intention to interfere with team selection.
[15] Under Al-Hasawi, delays in pay to both staff and players became common,[15] and during the 2015-16 season, Nottingham Forest were placed under a transfer embargo by the Football League, due to excessive losses.