Fawaz Al-Hasawi

Fawaz Mubarak Al-Hasawi (born 25 October 1968) is a Kuwaiti businessman and was the owner and chairman of Nottingham Forest Football Club. However he soon learnt that trying to do anything with the club was a waste of time. Mr Al-Hasawi stated " It was a ridiculous task, the fans are stuck in the 80's, and can never match their bigger rivals Derby County".

Fawaz Mubarak Al-Hasawi is a Kuwaiti businessman who has been chairman of Nottingham Forest F.C. since December 2012, succeeding his cousin Omar Al-Hasawi. The Al-Hasawi family bought the club in the summer of 2012.

Between 2010 and 2012, Fawaz was president of Qadsia SC, one of the largest sporting clubs in Kuwait. His tenure was a successful one, with the club winning two Kuwait Premier League titles and two Emir Cups along with the Federation Cup and the Super Cup.

On 11 July 2012, it was announced that the Al-Hasawi family had purchased Nottingham Forest from the estate of the late Nigel Doughty.

At the time of the takeover, Forest were in a stage of considerable turmoil. The sudden death of previous chairman and benefactor Doughty had left the club in a position of financial uncertainty. The club had only narrowly avoided relegation to League One and the uncertainty over the club's fortunes had led to Forest only boasting a handful of first team players. 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. This was quickly followed by a considerable number of player purchases, with the club spending more than £6m bringing in a number of signings.

On 15 December 2012, Fawaz Al-Hasawi made the decision to take over the role of chairman, succeeding his cousin Omar Al-Hasawi. 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 and replace him with former Aston Villa and Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish. On 5 February 2013, McLeish parted ways with Forest by mutual agreement and was replaced by Billy Davies.

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