Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair
Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, Al Ghurair Group |
| Parent | Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair (father) |
| Family | Al Ghurair family |
| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award, Middle East Business Leadership Awards (2011) |
Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair (born 1959) is an Emirati businessman. He is the chairman of the Al Ghurair Group, one of the oldest and largest diversified family-owned conglomerates in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
Career
Al Ghurair has chaired the Al Ghurair Group since 2008.[3]
He has been a board member of Mashreq Bank, the UAE’s oldest privately held bank, since 2003,[4] and also serves on the boards of the Commercial Bank of Dubai, Oman Insurance Company, Masafi Mineral Water, the National Cement Company, and Otis Elevator Company (Middle East).[5][6]
He is also the chairman of Al Ghurair Exchange.[7]
From 2008 to 2015, Al Ghurair was chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry,[8] where he helped launch the Dubai: Capital of the Islamic Economy initiative.[9] He has also been a member of the Dubai Economic Council since 2003.[5]
Personal life
Al Ghurair is the son of Emirati businessman Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair, the founder of the Al Ghurair Group.[1] He has five brothers.
In 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Middle East Business Leadership Awards.[10]
References
- ^ a b Aarti Nagraj (27 August 2019). "Prominent Dubai businessman Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair dies". Gulf Business. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair". MEED. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair is chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce". MEED. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair". Construction Week. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair". Middle East Business Intelligence. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ عوض الله, سامح. "عبدالرحمن الغرير.. التجارة والسمعة توأمان". Emarat Al Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Al Ghurair Exchange Offices". Money Transfer Exchange. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Majid Saif Al Ghurair elected Chairman of Dubai Chamber". Dubai Chamber. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry chief outlines plans to make the emirate the global Islamic economic capital". Arabian Business. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "KT bags ME Business Leadership Media Award". Khaleej Times. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.