Profile
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
The chairman of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education shares insights from leading a family legacy of education philanthropy across the Arab region.
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair is the CEO of Mashreq Bank and a member of the Board of Directors of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Group, which has operations spanning more than 20 countries. He serves as chairman of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE), one of the region’s largest private institutional philanthropic initiatives, which works to improve access to education, as well as college and career readiness for Arab youth.
In 2018, he founded the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund, a USD 27 million initiative to benefit displaced youth.
View bioClose
Insights
Interviews
Hear from some of the Arab region’s leading philanthropists on what motivates them to give, what causes they choose to support, and how they measure the success of their giving.
