He graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on finance.

[4][5] He is the chairman of Al Nowais Investments LLC, listed on the Forbes Top 100 Arab Family Businesses in the Middle East in 2020 and 2021.

[6] Al Nowais Investments' latest project was leading a consortium to build Egypt's renewable energy power plants with a total capacity of 700mw.

[7] He is also the chairman of AMEA Power which develops thermal and renewable energy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

[1][8] He is a director of Rotana Hotel Management Corporation[2] and is vice chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.