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Ahmad Alsarraf

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== Ahmad A.J. Alsarraf ==

Occupation: Banker, businessman,columnist, novelist, and philanthropist Nationality: Kuwait Website: www.kalamanas.com

Contents 1. Upbringing 2. Career Biography 3. Professional Practical Career 4. Commercial and Investment posts 5. Literary works 6. Political and social stands and opinions 7. References

His upbringing:[edit]

Ahmed Abdullah Jassim Al-Sarraf was born on September 7, 1945, to a middle-class family, and his grandfather was one of the first to start the money-changing profession in Kuwait, in the mid-forties of the twentieth century. In 1974, he married Fatima Fawaz, of Lebanese origin, whom he met during their university studies at the Arabic University of Beirut. They have 3 children: Joanna (1976), Tarek (1979), and Muhammad (1980). ==

His professional and practical Career: ==

He left school early, in 1964, and joined Gulf Bank. He insisted on completing his higher studies, working in contracting, in addition to his work in the bank, and he did all three activities simultaneously for eight years. He received high professional training in Britain (Barclays Bank 1968) and the United States (Philadelphia National Bank 1977) and with the US government [1], and completed a banking course at the "Wharton School"[2]. He left his banking job at Gulf Bank in 1980, to run his companies, but in 1993 he returned to Gulf Bank to become an effective member of the board of directors and headed important committees in it. He and his family decided in 1985 to immigrate to Britain, to provide better education for their son "Tariq", who is a slow learner. Over there he established two companies, real estate development, and stock trading. In 1990 he and his family decided to return to Kuwait. A month after returning, the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait occurred, so he and his family decided to seek refuge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he became head of the committee for the welfare of "Kuwaiti refugees" in the Riyadh area, and the committee was able to disburse $80 million in government subsidies to 100,000+ Kuwaiti refugees. Because of the difficult living conditions in Riyadh for his family, he left his voluntary work with the committee and moved to live and work in Dubai, but the family returned to Kuwait a year after it was liberated.

His professional, commercial, and investment positions and activities:[edit]

a. General Manager Credits, at Gulf Bank and Manager of head Office 1964-1980 b. Founder and President of Al-Mutawa and Al-Sarraf Contracting Company, Kuwait 1977-1990 c. Founder and President of Linsar Real Estate Development Company - London 1985 – 1990 d. Founder and Chairman of Sarlin Developing co. 1985-1990 e. Founder and Chairman of the National Medical Company 1989 - [3] f.Founder and President of Trans Gulf Co., Dubai 1990-1991 g. Founder and treasurer of the "Association for the Protection of Public Funds" 1993-1995 h. Member of the Board of Directors of Gulf Bank, Kuwait 1993-1995 k. Founder and Partner of Karam Beirut chain restaurants, Dubai (2004-2017) l. Founder and Partner of Enab Beirut Restaurants, Kuwait, 2017 - j. Founder and President of Paper Arts Company, Kuwait, 2018 - m. Founder and Head of Al-Sarraf Press, Kuwait 2018-

His literary works:[edit]

He began writing his daily column, 6 days a week, in Al-Qabas newspaper, Kuwait 1993- [4] His articles are also published in the English newspaper, Arab Times[5]. Al-Sarraf published his first novel, Abdul Latif Al Armany and The Three Apples in 2018. [6] His second novel, 72 Hours in the Life of Burhan, was published on 2020. [7] He also published in 2017 "The People's Words", which included a selection of his most read articles, and some of his memoires. [8] The book was translated into English on 2019. [9]

== His political and social stances and opinions: ==

Alsarraf is known for his liberal stances, belief in the values of tolerance, modernity, human rights, and a staunch defender of secularism. He has his explicit views on religious thought, and for that he was brought before the judiciary in more than 30 civil and state security cases. [10] He also calls for economic reforms, the imposition of taxes and the lifting of government subsidies on basic commodities for the able-bodied. He also supports the devaluation of the national currency, openness to other societies and the guarantee of religious freedom for all religions groups in Kuwait. In 2014, his article, "Oh Christians get out of our homelands", gained wide popularity in Arab countries, Europe, Australia and America, and was considered one of the most read articles in the history of the Arab press, [11] The article was translated into several languages and republished in many periodicals.[12]

His charitable work:[edit]

In 2018, Alsarraf established, along with others, the first liberal charitable association in the history of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Friendship and Humanitarian Society, with the aim of alleviating the suffering of insolvent expatriates living in Kuwait. He was the first chairman and largest donor to the charity. [13]

== References: ==

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ywepn9FiSSQLNmZc3fOOBEK8Bz2SCZox/view?usp=sharing

2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Whztx4Yt5DKDlDiI6WMnuI08S8k6FVXq/view?usp=sharing

3.https://www.google.com/search?q=natmed+kuwait&oq=natmed&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.8585j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 4. https://alqabas.com/article/5862220-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%BA%D8%A9

5. https://muckrack.com/ahmad-al-sarraf/articles

6. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qpbvc2rJuYIRzqnFzX_I46j2DFEZl8ML/view?usp=sharing

7. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RntJ_SV5HQ3u-ap-yzEZORdaQEkjduvE/view?usp=sharing

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J7LjWTxZ4rNo_8wgQI8aFeBOBmCkuwyl/view?usp=sharing 2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RXcIOeN3MkHMzx60_UyqZqBRMPgO6Lw5/view?usp=sharing

10.https://www.memri.org/tv/liberal-kuwaiti-intellectual-ahmad-al-sarraf-arab-countries-have-no-future-unless-they-become

11. https://alqabas.com/article/5817269-%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A6

12.https://www.mtv.com.lb/news/articles/364404/christians,_depart_our_nations

13.https://www.pressreader.com/kuwait/kuwait-times/20190508/281552292294283

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