Ali Mohammed Thunayan Al-Ghanim (, born 1937) is a Kuwaiti oligarch. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the

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, the German-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and Helarab Co. in Switzerland and serves on the board of Makerous Co. in Germany. He was the Chairman of the

Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) ( ar, الكويت غرفة التجارة والصناعة) is a non-government institution representing business establishments in Kuwait. The Chamber acts on the behalf of, represents and lobbie ...

(KCCI) from 2004 to 2020 (16 years). Previously, he served as KCCI Vice Chairman, and President of the Federation of Chambers of the

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. In 1961, Al-Ghanim founded the Ali Alghanim & Sons Company, which is a group of companies with trading activities extending to automotive sales and services, civil and mechanical contracting, structural steel fabrication and construction, carpentry, and hotel ownership.

Education

He holds a

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in Mechanical Engineering from the

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. He speaks three languages,

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and

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Personal life

He is married to Faiza Mohammed Al-Kharafi, who was the president of Kuwait University from 1993 to 2002, and the first woman to head a major university in the Middle East. Faiza is heir to the M. A. Kharafi & Sons business group. They have 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Their eldest son is

Marzouq Al-Ghanim Marzouq Ali Mohammed Al-Ghanim ( ar, مرزوق علي محمد ثنيان الغانم, Marzūq ʿAlī Muḥammad Ṯunayān al-Ghānim, born 3 November 1968, Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait) is a former speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, re ...

who is the current speaker of the

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Board Roles

* Chairman of the Kuwait Sporting Club (1980-1992) * Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Industry (1963-1969) * Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Social Security Corporation * Member of the Board of Directors of the

in 1984 * Vice Chairman of the

in 2000 * Chairman of the

(2004-2020) * Honorary President of the Chambers of the

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* Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aayan Company

References

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