Amr Al-Dabbagh (born 1966) (

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:عمرو الدباغ) is a

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businessman and politician.

Education

Al-Dabbagh obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from

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. He also attended executive programs in management at the

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, the

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, the

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and the London Business School, as well as training programs with

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, Coutts & Co., and

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Career

Since 1991, Al-Dabbagh has served as chairman and CEO of Al-Dabbagh Group (ADG). The business is a family conglomerate founded in 1962 by his father, Abdullah Mohammed Ali Al-Dabbagh, the former Minister of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia. Al-Dabbagh served two four-year terms in public service as Governor and chairman of the board of the

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(SAGIA), with the rank of Minister. Al-Dabbagh created Philanthropy University, an initiative based in Oakland, California. Philanthropy University, launched on 1 September 2015, offers Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to Global South non-profit leaders. The initiative was created with the collaboration of Laura Tyson, director of the

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at the Haas School. Al-Dabbagh was the founding Chairman of the think tank the

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. Al-Dabbagh was appointed to two consecutive 4-year terms as a member of the Regional Council in the Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia and was also elected twice to consecutive 4-year terms as a board member of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He has previously served as Chairman of the Jeddah Marketing Board.

Corruption charges

In November 2017, Al-Dabbagh was detained as part of what was called a wide-ranging "anti-corruption" purge that also ensnared Saudi Princes

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and Miteb bin Abdullah. Until 20 December 2018, there was no specific charges against Amr, or any legal proceedings. He was released without charge on 23 January 2019 after an undisclosed settlement with the government.

References

External links

* http://aldabbagh.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Dabbagh, Amr 20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople 21st-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople 1966 births Alumni of London Business School Harvard Business School alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni King Abdulaziz University alumni Living people People from Jeddah