Portrait of Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family

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Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family

Net worth $4.5B

Diversified · United Arab Emirates

Born
Jan 01, 1970
Age
56
Source
Diversified
Residence
Dubai
Citizenship
United Arab Emirates
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair founded Mashreqbank, a leading U.A.E. bank, in 1967. He stepped down as chairman in 2019.
  • His eponymous holding company has interests in food, construction and real estate; non-family members are part of the leadership team.
  • His construction company did the exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and helped build the Dubai Metro.
  • His brother Saif Al Ghurair, who passed away in 2019, was also a billionaire.
  • In 2015, Al Ghurair pledged one third of his group's assets to a foundation that invests in education programs in the U.A.E.
  • His foundation aims to help 15,000 Arab students get a secondary and university education by 2025 by providing scholarships.

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