Khalid Hassanali

Who is Khalid Hassanali?

Khalid Hassanali, son of former President of Trinidad and Tobago, Noor Hassanali, is thePresident at Petrotrin. Mr. Khalid Hassanali has over 38 years of technical and leadership experience in the energy and industrial development sectors. As such he has developed an impressive array of competency in areas such as Leadership, General Management, International Marketing, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Negotiations and Mediation among others.

His educational achievements have served to complement his technical expertise as he graduated with a BSc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the West Indies in 1974 and went on to attain a Diploma in Engineering from Queen Mary College and an MSc. at the Distinction level, in Systems Planning and Optimisation from the University of London in 1975, where he completed his thesis in “Long Range Planning of Oil Refineries in Trinidad and Tobago”. He also earned a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of London in 1994.

In December 1975, Mr. Hassanali joined Trinidad - Tesoro Petroleum Company Limited, a predecessor company, as a trainee engineer. Over the years, he expanded his expertise and held some twenty-eight positions within the organization which include Production Superintendent Marine, Senior Projects Engineer, Chief Engineer Trinmar, Manager Strategic Planning, Corporate Support Administrator, Corporate Planning Manager, Vice President Corporate Administrative Services, Vice President Planning and Technology, Vice President Human Resource and Corporate Services and President.