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Amir Golbarg heads up the Middle East & Africa region for Minor Hotels, in addition to the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles and Mauritius. Minor Hotels’ portfolio currently totals 550 hotels in 56 countries and includes the highly-acclaimed luxury Anantara brand and the upscale Avani brand. Amir currently oversees a total of 38 properties in operation across ten countries and five brands, in addition to driving the development of the strong pipeline of properties within the region across multiple brands. 

Early in 2024 the group  added two Anantara properties in the UAE, including Minor Hotels´ first property in Ras Al Khaimah, , bringing the brand´s total to nine in the country. In 2023 Minor Hotels debuted NH Collection in the Middle East with the opening of a new-build property on The Palm in Dubai. The group also launched NH Hotels earlier this year in Africa with a hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

Joining the Minor Hotels regional team in March 2019 as Vice President Operations for Middle East, North Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles, Amir was promoted in September 2021 to Senior Vice President Operations, including adding the group’s operation in Southern Africa into the mix. 

Amir previously held the strategic position of Chief Operating Officer at Al Rayyan Hospitality and Corporate Director – Asset Management at Katara Hospitality. Both entities are subsidiaries of the state-owned Qatar Investment Authority and in this dual role, Amir supported the State of Qatar with the opening and positioning of government assets and hotels both locally and internationally, in addition to managing a portfolio of operating entities and opening five luxury properties. These included the relaunch of Ritz Carlton Doha, the rebranding of the Six Senses Spa with Chiva-Som Resort in Thailand, the renovation of Raffles Singapore and the acquisition of Grosvenor House London.

A graduate of Glion Institute of Higher Education, Amir began his career in hospitality in 2004 and held various front of house roles for prestigious hotels such as Burj Al Arab and Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Amir first joined Minor Hotels in 2012 as Director of Operations & Hotel Openings based in the Bangkok Corporate Office. He then held several international positions with Minor, before becoming Hotel Manager at Souq Waqif Hotel Doha, Qatar in 2015.

Amir, who is a Danish national, is based in the Middle East Regional Office in Dubai. Now a seasoned international hotelier, Amir’s passion for excellence has led him to successfully drive the operations and hospitality assets for a number of companies for over 17 years. 

Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator and investor with a diverse portfolio of brands including Anantara, Avani, Oaks, Tivoli, NH Collection, NH, nhow and Elewana.

Uisition and management of over 100 hotels with a total investment in excess of €3.3 Bn with special focus in the Resort Segment across the Mediterranean and main European cities.