Badr Jafar Explained

Badr Jafar
Native Name:بدر جعفر
Birth Date:9 August 1979
Birth Place:Sharjah, UAE
Alma Mater:Eton College
Cambridge University
Spouse:Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak

Badr Jafar (Arabic: بدر جعفر; born August 9, 1979) is an Emirati businessperson.[1] [2] He is chief executive officer of Crescent Enterprises, a conglomerate headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. He is President of Crescent Enterprises' sister company Crescent Petroleum, Chairman of Pearl Petroleum which develops natural gas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and chairman of the executive board of port operator Gulftainer.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Badr Jafar was born and raised in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.[5] In 1994, he continued his education at Eton College and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a master's degree in engineering and additional studies in astrophysics.[6] Jafar subsequently attended the Cambridge Judge Business School.

Jafar is a member of the advisory boards of the Cambridge Judge Business School, the American University of Beirut, the American University of Sharjah, and a member of the board of trustees of Zayed University. He is a Foundation Fellow of Eton College.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Other work

Jafar is the founder of the Pearl Initiative, a non-profit organization launched in 2010 at the United Nations, that promotes corporate governance within the Gulf region.[11] [12]

He is Chairman of Endeavor UAE.[13] He is also on the Board of Advisors for Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa)[14] [15] and Gaza Sky Geeks.[16]

In 2011, he partnered with music producer Quincy Jones to create Global Gumbo Group to develop music and arts ventures in the Middle East.[17] [18] The group launched Dubai Music Week in 2013.[19] They produced a charity single together titled Tomorrow/Bokra (Arabic: بكرا) to raise funds for educational arts projects for displaced youth in the Middle East.[20]

In 2014, the Kennedy Centre honored Jafar with a gold medal in the Arts "in recognition of his efforts with cultural diplomacy to build closer ties between nations and regions".[21]

Jafar is on the board of advisors of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Milken Institute for Strategic Philanthropy, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Middle East Institute, and the board of directors of the International Peace Institute.[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

In September 2023, he was appointed as COP28 Special Representative for Business and Philanthropy, and chair of the COP28 Business & Philanthropy Forum.[27] [28]

Philanthropy

In 2011, Jafar launched the Middle East Theatre Academy (META), a non-profit theatre academy.[29]

In 2014, he launched the Arab World Social Entrepreneurship Program in partnership with Ashoka.[30]

In 2015, he was appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to the High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing, formed "to address the increasing gap between resources and financing for the world's humanitarian needs".[31] [32] He was subsequently appointed to UNESCO’s Futures of Education International Commission.[33]

In 2018, Jafar and his wife joined The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic initiative launched by Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett.[34]

Jafar is the Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy based at the University of Cambridge, launched in 2020.[35] [36] [37] In September 2021, Jafar announced the launch of the Strategic Philanthropy Initiative at New York University Abu Dhabi to promote philanthropy within the MENA region.[38]

Personal life

He is married to Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, the managing director of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi and the current president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They have two children together.[39] [40]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloomberg - Badr Jafar, CEO, Crescent Enterprises. live. Bloomberg. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224130422/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17194978?sref=YL26MZYh . 2021-12-24 .
  2. Web site: The Business of Philanthropy . 2023-09-10 . www.businessofphilanthropy.org . en.
  3. News: Hope. Bradley. 3 December 2009. Crescent's Badr Jafar has world at his feet. The National. 5 Nov 2021.
  4. Web site: LEADERS Interview with Badr Jafar, Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Enterprises. 2021-12-24. www.leadersmag.com.
  5. Web site: Supporting diversity and innovation. 2021-12-24. gulfnews.com. en.
  6. Web site: 2021-08-30. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : Badr Jafar - the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE. 2021-11-11. Intelligence Online. en.
  7. Web site: International Advisory Council (IAC). American University of Beirut. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812055748/http://www.aub.edu.lb/main/about/Pages/iac.aspx. 2014-08-12.
  8. Web site: Advisory Board. 2021-12-24. Cambridge Judge Business School. en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2014-05-14. Sharjah Ruler attends launch of Cambridge Judge Business School Middle East Leadership Research Centre. 2022-01-06. American University of Sharjah. en.
  10. Web site: 2023-07-13 . Mohammed bin Rashid approves restructuring of Zayed University's Board of Trustees . 2023-09-10 . wam.
  11. Web site: Gulf business leaders and ministers gather at Expo2020 Dubai . 2021-12-24 . www.zawya.com . en.
  12. Web site: The private sector is key in the fight against corruption. Here's why . 2021-12-24 . World Economic Forum . en.
  13. Web site: Board of Directors . 2023-09-10 . Endeavor UAE . en-US.
  14. Web site: Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival gets underway . Gulfnews . 15 September 2018 . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915121956/https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/sharjah-entrepreneurship-festival-gets-underway-1.2128408 . live .
  15. Web site: Sheraa's Board of Advisors . Sheraa.
  16. News: 2018-10-01. Gaza: Coding in a conflict zone. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-09-29. 2021-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929191647/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45643834. live.
  17. Web site: 2011-07-13. Quincy Jones and UAE entrepreneur form joint venture The Los Angeles Independent - Community Newspaper Serving Hollywood and West Hollywood Music. 2021-12-24. 2011-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713181424/http://www.laindependent.com/entertainment/music/quincy-jones-united-arab-emirates-badr-jafar-117560068.html.
  18. Web site: Saeed . Saeed . 2014-08-05 . We speak to Badr Jafar, the celebrated Emirati executive who mixed his passion for the arts and business skills to create the Middle East Theatre Academy and Dubai Music Week . 2023-02-23 . The National . en.
  19. Web site: 2014-08-05. Badr Jafar: Changing the face of performing arts in the UAE. 2021-12-05. The National.
  20. Web site: Schams Elwazer . Quincy Jones Arab charity song goes viral . 2021-12-24 . CNN.
  21. Web site: Newspaper . The Peninsula . 2014-04-08 . Crescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar honoured for bridging cultures . 2023-09-10 . thepeninsulaqatar.com . en.
  22. Web site: 2016-06-14 . IRC Board of Directors and Board of Advisors . 2021-12-24 . International Rescue Committee (IRC) . en.
  23. Web site: 1970-01-01 . Board & Council . 2023-09-10 . International Peace Institute . en-US.
  24. Web site: The Advisory Council . 2023-09-10 . IISS . en.
  25. Web site: International Advisory Council . 2023-09-10 . Middle East Institute . en.
  26. Web site: Center for Strategic Philanthropy Advisory Board . 2023-09-10 . Milken Institute . en.
  27. Web site: Desk . Outlook Planet . 2023-09-09 . COP28 UAE To Host Business & Philanthropy Forum Around Climate And Nature . 2023-09-10 . planet.outlookindia.com/ . en.
  28. Web site: 2023-09-07 . COP28: UAE to convene 500 CEOs at Business and Philanthropy Forum . 2023-09-10 . www.businessgreen.com . en.
  29. News: Kevin Spacey Plans Middle East Academy . Rachel Lee . New York Times . 6 February 2011 . 25 February 2011 . 5 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201205042740/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/theater/07arts-KEVINSPACEYP_BRF.html?_r=1 . live .
  30. Web site: 9 Apr 2014. Ashoka launches Gulf platform for social entrepreneurship. live. Arabian Business. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224130424/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/ashoka-launches-gulf-platform-for-social-entrepreneurship-545913 . 2021-12-24 .
  31. Web site: Badr Jafar on UN committee. 21 October 2017. The National. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220656/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/badr-jafar-on-un-committee-1.122649. live.
  32. Web site: UN appoints panel to address humanitarian funding gap. 21 October 2017. Arabian Business. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021221017/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/un-appoints-panel-address-humanitarian-funding-gap-593789.html. live.
  33. Web site: UAE based Badr Jafar appointed to the UNESCO's Futures of Education International Commission . 2021-12-24 . gulfnews.com . en.
  34. News: UAE businessmen donate half their wealth to Bill Gates' Giving Pledge. ArabianBusiness.com. 2018-06-04. en. 2020-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823225720/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/culture-society/397897-uae-businessmen-donate-half-their-wealth-to-bill-gates-giving-pledge. live.
  35. Web site: Centre for Strategic Philanthropy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200613223829/https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/strategic-philanthropy/. 13 June 2020. 15 June 2020.
  36. Web site: 2020-06-24. Cambridge University philanthropy school to focus on Middle East, Asia and Africa. 2021-12-24. The National.
  37. Web site: 2020-06-24. Centre for Strategic Philanthropy established at University of Cambridge. 2021-12-24. Alliance magazine.
  38. Web site: 2021-09-27. NYUAD initiative to boost 'impactful philanthropy' across Middle East. 2021-12-24. The National.
  39. Web site: Badr Jafar and Razan Al Mubarak. 2021-10-07. Giving Pledge. en. 2021-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308204951/https://givingpledge.org/Pledger.aspx?id=336. live.
  40. Web site: 2021-10-27. IUCN's Al Mubarak: the conservation leader who says we can work with oil majors. 2021-12-24. New Statesman. en-US.

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