THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

PHILANTHROPYMiddle East and North AfricaIRAQal khoei, sayyed jawadSayyed 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. Hespends his time between the United Kingdom and his native Iraq.SAUDI ARABIAkreidie, dr samirKreidie is managing director of the Rabya Trading & Agriculture Company. He is the founderof the Inma Foundation, which helps provide humanitarian support to impoverished people inLebanon. He is also a director at Development Foundation International, an organization whichstrives to increase American participation in Lebanese humanitarian efforts.al madani, his excellency dr ahmad mohamed aliAl Madani is the president of the Islamic Development Bank, which aims to provide short andlong-term solutions to poverty alleviation in the Muslim world. The Islamic Development Bankis the principal financing institution of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Previously, alMadani served as the deputy minister of education in Saudi Arabia, and as secretary general of theMuslim World League.al saud, his royal highness prince al waleed bin talal bin abdul azizPrince al Waleed bin Talal is an entrepreneur and investor who has built up a fortune through realestate and the stock market. In early 2009 his net worth was close to $15 billion. His philanthropicclout 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.KUWAITal kharafi, nasserNasser al Kharafi—one of the richest people in the world—is the president of Kharafi & Sons, oneof the largest Middle Eastern companies with an estimated capital of $5 billion. He was awardedthe Lifetime Achievement Award by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2005 for his philanthropicefforts and contributions to relief agencies.AsiaINDIAqasmi, maulana badruddin ajmal [new]Maulana Badruddin Ajmal is a prominent businessman in India who runs the Ajmal Group ofCompanies, which sells attar perfume, oils and textiles. He is a proponent and member of varioussocial service organizations and is also a scholar of Islam, having studied at the Darul UloomDeoband. Qasmi is also a politician who founded the Assam United Democratic Front politicalparty. He is noted for his contributions to charitable hospitals, orphanages, and educationalinstitutions including a women’s science college.139