Honorary Fellowship for Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, patron of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation

In recognition of his signal contribution to scholarship and progress in the Arab world, Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of London University at the School of Oriental and African Studies on 25 July 2002.

Dr Bruce Ingham of SOAS presented MBI Al Jaber his degree and spoke as follows -

"Sheikh Mohamed's widespread business interests in the service sector and particularly in the leisure and resort industries, initially in Saudi Arabia and later as Chair of a world-wide concern, have brought him into contact with the community, and especially the younger generation, from a variety of countries.

These contacts have produced in him a keen desire to work for the benefit of the people of the Arab world particularly through strengthening human resources through education and cultural enrichment and to promote positive interaction between the Arab world and Europe."