Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber – Businessman – Founder, Chairman and CEO – MBI Group
Companies include:
- Jadawel International Construction & Development – residential compounds in Saudi Arabia
- Continentoil – oilfield services and petroleum company
- AJWA Group for Food Industries – shareholder
- JJW Hotels & Resorts
- Amarante , 4 star hotels in France, Portugal and Egypt
- Median , 3 star hotels in France
- Grand Hotel, Vienna, Austria
- Palais Corso, Vienna’s shopping & office complex
- The Elton Collection, London
- list not complete
Philanthropy :
- MBI Al Jaber Foundation, UK registered charity – focus in the fields of education, cultural dialogue and good governance
Other/s :
- Founding Patron and Donor of the ‘London Middle East Institute’ at SOAS
- Endowed Chair – MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies, at SOAS, University of London
- MBI Al Jaber Building, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
- The MBI Al Jaber Grand Hall, University of Westminister
Board/s:
- Advisor Board, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics (LSE)
- Nominated as UNESCO’s Special Envoy – Personal Representative for ‘education, human rights, tolerance and culture to build peace and democracy
Book:
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber. Yes, Arabs can too
Honours & Awards :
2002. Awarded Honorary Fellowship at the School of Oriental and African Studies
2004. Awarded Doctorate of Letters from University of Westminster
2004. Awarded Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, from City University, London
2005. Appointed UNESCO Special Envoy for Education, Tolerance and Cultures
2005. Awarded UNESCO Medal on the occasion of the organisation’s 60th anniversary
2005. Awarded a Gold Medal by the French Government for services to Tourism and Culture.
2007. Awarded Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation Gold Medal
2007. Appointed UN Spokesperson for Global Forums on Reinventing Government
2008. Nominated as Trialog Institut “Person of the Year”
2008. Appointed Chairman of Mediterranean Peace Forum
2010. Awarded Honorary Fellowship at University College London
2012. Awarded ISESCO (Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Gold Medal
2013. Awarded a Senatorship by MODUL University
2017. Received Dialogue of Cultures Award
Others:
- Listed in Bloomberg Billionaire Index – n.194 – 2018
- Listed in Sunday Times Rich List – n. 18 – May 13th, 2018
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Saudi Arabia