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Dr. Abdulhasan Al-Dairi د.عبدالحسن الديري
Dr. Abdulhasan Al-Dairi د.عبدالحسن الديري
Chairman of Bahrain SMEs Society الرئيس
Dr. Abdulhasan Al-Dairi is the Chairman of Bahrain SMEs Society. He is also the Acting Chairman
of the United International SMEs Organisation (UNISMO), Deputy Chairman of Khair Holding
Company and the Deputy Chairman of Bahrain Management Society.
He is a researcher and practitioner in the field of entrepreneurship and SMEs development for
more than 25 years, the founder of the UN MSMEs Day Conference – Bahrain, shareholder and
Board member of various companies.
With PhD in Entrepreneurship and MBA in Marketing Management, in addition to his FamilyBusiness background, Dr. Al-Dairi enjoys a wealth of experience in private and public sectors as
well as an accumulated teaching and training best practises in banking, vocational and academic
higher institutions. He is also well known for introducing the entrepreneurship education to
tertiary level students in Bahrain since 1996.
Dr. Al-Dairi represented the Kingdom of Bahrain in various international forums and extended
his services to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the
International Labour Organization (ILO) and various other international organizations.
He’s been appointed by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain as Member of the
Capital Trust Council since November 2022 and he was also appointed by HM King Hamad bin Isa
Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain as Member of the Jaffaria Endowment Board in July 2015.
Previously, Dr. Al-Dairi served as the Assistant CEO and Manager of the Stakeholder Relations at
the Bahrain Polytechnic University (2010-2019) and prior to that he was appointed by the Late
Prime Minster of the Kingdom of Bahrain as the Director of Community Development at the
Ministry of Social Development (2006-2010) few to mention.
Dr. Abdulhasan Al-Dairi received several Awards of Merits and Excellence, few to mention below:
H.H. Shaikha Sabeeka Award for supporting the Productive Families- Bahrain, 2019
Arab Youth Award of Excellence (Arab Youth Council, Arab States League)- Cairo 2014
H.H. Late Amir of Bahrain Gold Medal & Award of Excellence for Education AchievementBahrain, 1994