Al Baqali was appointed CEO of Alba in 2020. Alba is one of the Middle East’s biggest aluminum producers, with assets worth $7 billion as of December 2021. In 2020, Alba set up a fish farm at the Calciner & Marine Jetty. In 2021, it established a pot lining treatment plant project for $40 million. Al Baqali is also Deputy chairman of the International Aluminum Institute, and a board member of INJAZ, Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) and Tenmou.