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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
al faisal, his royal highness prince mohammed
Prince Mohammed al Faisal has been groundbreaking in the area of Islamic finance, setting up the
first modern bank run in compliance with the rules of sharia. The Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt
was set up in Cairo in 1977, and aimed to be a model of Islamic banking for future initiatives. He
remains the chairman of the board of directors. The bank was set up in Egypt because at the time
Saudi Arabia rejected the idea that interest went against Islamic teachings; Islamic banking is founded
on the premise of lending without interest.
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,
and 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, he
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. He 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.
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