Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi () is an Emirati politician who is the Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

and the Chairman of the Executive Office of Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emir ...

, in the Government of

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Early life

Al Gergawi was born in Dubai in 1963. His father, Abdulla Ali Al Gergawi, was a merchant in the city. He completed his primary and secondary school education in the emirate and attained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the United States.

Political career

Al Gergawi was the Chairman of

Dubai Holding Dubai Holding ( ar, دبي القابضة) is Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's personal investment portfolio, which owns 99.67% of the capital. It is a global investment holding company. Mohamed al Gergawi built the portfo ...

until March 2017. Through Dubai Holding, Al Gergawi helped envision and launch

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, Dubai Properties Group, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications, and Family Entertainment and New Media. In 2007, Al Gergawi was appointed Chairman of the

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

. He is the Secretary General of the

Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) is a philanthropic foundation based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). MBRGI was launched in 2015, consolidating some 33 philanthropic initiatives undertaken by Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

, a charitable foundation that consolidates the philanthropic initiatives undertaken by

References

External links

Mohammad Al Gergawi's page, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, United Arab Emirates.

Mohammad Al Gergawi's page, World Economic Forum.
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