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PHILANTHROPY
Middle East and North Africa
IRAQ
al khoei, sayyed jawad
Sayyed al Khoei is the secretary general of the London-based Al Khoei International Foundation,
an international charity promoting the welfare of Shi’a communities throughout the world. He
spends his time between the United Kingdom and his native Iraq.
SAUDI ARABIA
kreidie, dr samir
Kreidie is managing director of the Rabya Trading & Agriculture Company. He is the founder
of the Inma Foundation, which helps provide humanitarian support to impoverished people in
Lebanon. He is also a director at Development Foundation International, an organization which
strives to increase American participation in Lebanese humanitarian efforts.
al madani, his excellency dr ahmad mohamed ali
Al Madani is the president of the Islamic Development Bank, which aims to provide short and
long-term solutions to poverty alleviation in the Muslim world. The Islamic Development Bank
is the principal financing institution of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Previously, al
Madani served as the deputy minister of education in Saudi Arabia, and as secretary general of the
Muslim World League.
al saud, his royal highness prince al waleed bin talal bin abdul aziz
Prince al Waleed bin Talal is an entrepreneur and investor who has built up a fortune through real
estate and the stock market. In early 2009 his net worth was close to $15 billion. His philanthropic
clout comes from his position among the richest people in the world. Prince al Waleed contributed
$20 million to found the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding at Georgetown University,
which remains one of the key institutions globally working on Christian-Muslim relations.
KUWAIT
al kharafi, nasser
Nasser al Kharafi—one of the richest people in the world—is the president of Kharafi & Sons, one
of the largest Middle Eastern companies with an estimated capital of $5 billion. He was awarded
the Lifetime Achievement Award by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2005 for his philanthropic
efforts and contributions to relief agencies.
Asia
INDIA
qasmi, maulana badruddin ajmal [new]
Maulana Badruddin Ajmal is a prominent businessman in India who runs the Ajmal Group of
Companies, which sells attar perfume, oils and textiles. He is a proponent and member of various
social service organizations and is also a scholar of Islam, having studied at the Darul Uloom
Deoband. Qasmi is also a politician who founded the Assam United Democratic Front political
party. He is noted for his contributions to charitable hospitals, orphanages, and educational
institutions including a women’s science college.
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