| Hassan Damluji | |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oxford, Harvard University |
| Occupation: | Non-profit |
| Organization: | Global Nation |
| Website: | https://globalnation.world/ |
| Spouse: | Anna Jewsbury |
Hassan Damluji (Arabic: حسن الدملوجي) is a British-Iraqi[1] development expert and author. He is the co-founder[2] of the think-tank Global Nation,[3] which focuses on improving international cooperation to tackle issues like climate change and pandemics.[4] He is a senior fellow at the London School of Economics,[5] senior adviser to the World Health Organization[6] and formerly Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[7] He is the author of the Responsible Globalist,[8] published by Penguin Allen Lane in 2019, and described by Bill Gates as "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems.".
Damluji was born in London as Hassan Al-Damluji. He later changed his name by removing the epithet "Al". His father moved to the UK from Baghdad in 1970 and his mother is originally Irish.[9] He is the nephew of Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner Maysoon Al-Damluji. He is married to fashion entrepreneur Anna Jewsbury.[10]
Damluji is a board member of the Lives & Livelihoods Fund, a $2.5 billion fund which is the "largest ever Middle-East based, fully-multilateral development initiaitve", according to Gulf News.[11]
His book The Responsible Globalist: What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism was published in 2019.[12] Praise for the book includes from actor Riz Ahmed: "Visionary. . . A must-read for anyone who wants solutions to our most important problems"; screenwriter Richard Curtis "This is the book I would have written if I were smart enough"; and philanthropist and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems. Damluji puts forth ideas that can help make global systems more successful."[13]
He has been named every year since 2015[14] as one of the 100 most influential Arabs under 40, by Arabian Business.[15]