Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair

Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair
Born1959 (age 65–66)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Al Ghurair Group
ParentSaif Ahmad Al Ghurair (father)
FamilyAl Ghurair family
AwardsLifetime 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

  1. ^ a b Aarti Nagraj (27 August 2019). "Prominent Dubai businessman Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair dies". Gulf Business. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair". MEED. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair is chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce". MEED. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair". Construction Week. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Abdul Rahman Saif al-Ghurair". Middle East Business Intelligence. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ عوض الله, سامح. "عبدالرحمن الغرير.. التجارة والسمعة توأمان". Emarat Al Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Al Ghurair Exchange Offices". Money Transfer Exchange. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Majid Saif Al Ghurair elected Chairman of Dubai Chamber". Dubai Chamber. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry chief outlines plans to make the emirate the global Islamic economic capital". Arabian Business. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ^ "KT bags ME Business Leadership Media Award". Khaleej Times. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2022.