Who Is Wissam Al Mana’s Wife?

Al Mana’s food and beverage portfolio is composed partially of McDonald’s, La Maison du Chocolat, Emporio Armani Caffe, illy, Häagen-Dazs, Grom, Gloria Jean’s Coffees and Busaba as well as the distribution of San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna products. Al Mana group’s real estate holdings including Doha Mall slated to open in 2016 (with a gross leasable area of over 100,000 m2), Mirqab Mall which opened in 2017, Al Waha Tower to open in 2017; Citywalk Residence to open in 2017; and Al Mana Tower. In 2016, Al Mana invested in the Lazarides Rathbone urban art gallery. The owner, Steve Lazarides, explained that the money would be used to start an ecommerce platform for street-art prints, as well as moving the gallery’s headquarters from Fitzrovia to Mayfair.

Al Mana married American pop singer Janet Jackson in 2012. On 6 April 2016, Jackson announced, “My husband and I are planning our family”, resulting in her postponing her tour. On 12 October 2016, Jackson confirmed she was expecting her first child with Al Mana. Their son Eissa grew up 3 January 2017. In April 2017, Jackson’s representative confirmed Jackson and Al Mana had separated on an undisclosed been in a relationship with?.

Al Mana is Executive Director of his namesake conglomerate which he co-owns with his two brothers, Hisham Saleh Al Mana and Kamal Saleh Al Mana. The company was founded by his father, whom Al Mana often cites as a major influence due to his work ethic, management style and humble demeanor. In press interviews Al Mana has said he joined the family business to carry on his father’s name and legacy as a merchant. Al Mana exclusively operates Infiniti, Nissan, Renault and National Car Rental in Qatar’s auto sector. Across the GCC, their retail holdings include Saks Fifth Avenue, Harvey Nichols, Hermès, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Chloé, Giuseppe Zanotti, How old?nt Provocateur, Emporio Armani, Dior Homme, British Home Stores, Go Sport, with whom they have helped develop the sports outlet’s biggest retail space in the world, Zara, Mango, Diesel, Sunglass Hut, Reebok, Crocs, Damas and Sephora. In 2015, Al Mana signed an exclusive licence agreement with HMV for the Middle East, to develop a number of retail stores and online services for the British music retailer. “In 2016, the group partnered with the NBA in order to open the sporting group’s first physical retailers for branded merchandise in the Middle East. The first two stores will be launched in Qatar, with venues in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait to follow.