Philanthropic Activities

For more than a decade, MBI Al Jaber has dedicated his time and resources towards making a positive contribution to the region and towards building bridges between the Middle East and the West, primarily through education, but also through the promotion of peace, tolerance and conflict resolution. 

MBI Al Jaber Foundation

  • Founder, Sole Patron and Chairman of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation

The MBI Al Jaber Foundation has granted in excess of 500 scholarships to promising students from the Middle East to study at elite universities.

  • Benefactor of the MBI Al Jaber Building, Corpus Christi, Oxford

In 2009 Corpus Christi Oxford inaugurated the MBI Al Jaber Building, named in recognition of his generosity and support for the College.

  • Benefactor of the MBI Al Jaber Lecture Theatre, UCL

In 2007,  an agreement was signed for the construction of the MBI Al Jaber Lecture Theatre in UCL's new Institute for Cultural Heritage.

Higher Education

  •   Founding Patron of the London Middle East Institute at SOAS
LMEI grew out of MBI Al Jaber’s recognition of the need for a centre for the study of the Middle East in order to promote understanding and counteract negative perceptions and to provide expertise and resources for academics, business and government, the media and NGOs.
  • Founder of MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle Eastern Studies and Directorship of the London Middle East Institute

As founding patron of LMEI at SOAS in 2000, a premier think tank on the Middle East, MBI Al Jaber endowed the MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle Eastern Studies and Directorship of LMEI at SOAS.

  • Partner of MODUL University

MBI Al Jaber is a founding partner at MODUL University Vienna, and grants 35 scholarships to students from the Middle East each year through the Foundation.

  • Supporter of Nice University

Support includes a scholarship programme in support of Francophone students from the Arab world. 

  • Supporter of the American University in Cairo

Including support for the Economic and Business History Research Center (EBHRC) in conjunction with Harvard University.

Education for Women

  • Supporter of Dar Al Hekmah Private College for Women

MBI Al Jaber’s commitment to furthering education in the region includes the promotion of women’s rights.

  • Supporter of Effat University for Women, Jeddah
Benefactor of new campus buildings and a scholarship programme.

UNESCO

  • UNESCO Special Envoy

Acting in support of educational reform and UNESCO’s mission to build peace, tolerance and democracy in the Middle East.

  • Kitab Fi Jarida

Kitâb fî Jarîda publishes and distributes free literary books periodically inserted inside newspapers across the Arab World.

Public-Private Partnership

  • UN Spokesperson for Global Forums on Reinventing Government

MBI Al Jaber was appointed UN Spokesperson for Global Forums on Reinventing Government in recognition of his dedication to governance and the promotion of public-private partnership. 

Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue

  • Trialog “Person of the Year” Award 2008
MBI Al Jaber was honoured for his activities in support of peace, tolerance and democracy in Middle East.
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Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber is a self-made businessman, philanthropist, UNESCO Special Envoy for Education, Tolerance, and Cultures to build peace and democracy in the Middle East and UN Spokesperson for Global Forums on Reinventing Government. MBI Al Jaber is founder, Chairman & CEO of MBI International, a hotel and resort, real estate development, oil and gas, and agro-industries conglomerate, with a net asset value in excess of $9 billion operating across Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

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