Majid Jafar
| Majid Jafar | |
|---|---|
 File:Majid Jafar Image.jpg Jafar in 2014 | |
| Native name | مجيد جعفر |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Emirati Iraqi |
| 🏫 Education | Eton College |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Cambridge University London University (SOAS) Harvard Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | CEO Crescent Petroleum |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Lynn Barghout Jafar |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
| 👪 Relatives | Dhia Jafar (grandfather) Badr Jafar (brother) |
Majid Hamid Jafar (Arabic: مجيد حميد جعفر) is an Emirati businessman of Iraqi descent. He is the CEO of Crescent Petroleum, vice-chairman of the Crescent Group, and managing director of Dana Gas.
Early life
Jafar was born in 1976 to Hamid Jafar, founder of Crescent Petroleum and chairman of the Crescent Group, and Sawsan Al-Fahoum Jafar.[1] His grandfather Dhia Jafar, was an Iraqi cabinet minister during the monarchy of King Faisal II until 1958.[2]
He attended Eton College and later studied engineering at University of Cambridge (Churchill College) earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.[3] He went on to complete a master’s degree in international studies and diplomacy at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies,[4] and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[5]
Career
Jafar began his career with Shell in London before joining Crescent Petroleum[6] in Sharjah, UAE, in 2004. He was appointed chief executive officer of the company in 2011.[7]
In 2021, Jafar was listed in regional business rankings by publications such as the Arabian Business "100 inspiring leaders in the Middle East" ranking,[8] and was listed in the Dubai's 100: Most influential people in the Emirate, by Arabian Business.[9] In 2023 & 2024,[10] Forbes Middle East magazine named him among the Middle East Sustainable 100 list.[11]
Other work
Jafar has contributed opinion pieces to publications such as the Financial Times,[12] and HuffPost[13] and has participated in interviews with international news channels like CNN and CNBC.[14]
He has served on advisory boards for institutions including the Carnegie Endowment, Harvard Business School,[15] the Queen Rania Foundation,[16] the Atlantic Council, and the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)[17]. He is a member of the board of the International Advisory Council of ,[18] trustee of and a board member at the Iraqi Energy Institute,[2] Chatham House[19], and the International Energy Forum’s International Advisory Council.[20][21]
In 2015, he contributed a chapter to the volume Performance and Progress: Essays on Capitalism, Business and Society published in 2015 by Oxford University Press.[22]
Philanthropy
In 2014, Jafar and his wife, Lynn, co-founded [23] the Loulou Foundation,[24] which funds research into CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.
Personal life
Jafar is married to Lynn Barghout Jafar and they have four children.[25] Lynn Jafar founded and manages High Hopes Dubai, a pediatric therapy center for children up to 13 years old with developmental, sensory, behavioral challenges.[26] and further expanded in March 2023.[27] Majid and Lynn Jafar are patrons of the Dubai Collection for Art.[27]
References
- ↑ "Our Board". FOCP. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elliot, Matthew (1996-12-31). Independent Iraq: British Influence from 1941 to 1958. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-85043-729-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Oil, Gas (10 January 2013). "Majid Jaafar". Oil & Gas.
- ↑ "Majid Jafar - CEO". Crescent Petroleum. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "Business Profile"[dead link], Bloomberg Business, USA October 2011. Retrieved on October 2011.
- ↑ "Abdul Majid Abdul Hamid Dhia Jafar, Crescent Petroleum Co Intl U K Limited: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ Reed, Stanley (2013-10-14). "Cracking the Energy Puzzles of the 21st Century". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-22.[not in citation given]
- ↑ "Majid Jafar". Arabian Business. 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dubai 100: The Most Influential People in the Emirate". Arabian Business. 15 September 2021.
- ↑ Mughal, Waqar. "Majid Jafar". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ Mughal, Waqar. "The Middle East's Sustainable 100". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2024-09-30.[not in citation given]
- ↑ Jafar, Majid (3 April 2013). "Arab-led investment plan for crucial jobs". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Time to Break the Cycle of Unemployment". HuffPost. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "Crescent Petroleum CEO claims gas is likely to play a key role in backing up shift to renewables". CNBC. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ "Majid H. Jafar". hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Abdul Majid Abdul Hamid Dhia Jafar - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Arab Forum for Environment and Development". afedonline.org. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ "International Advisory Board". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "Our Governance". Chatham House.
- ↑ "Iraq violence demonstrates urgency for a Middle East 'Marshall Plan'". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "Time to Break the Cycle of Unemployment". HuffPost. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ Rangan, Subramanian, ed. (2015-08-01). Performance and Progress. OUP Academic. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744283.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-874428-3. Search this book on
- ↑ "Majid Jafar | Team". louloufoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ "CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Research - LouLou Foundation". louloufoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.[not in citation given]
- ↑ "Lynn Barghout Jafar - High Hopes - Pediatric Therapy Center Dubai". High Hopes. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ Day, Emma (2017-11-13). "Princess Haya pays tribute to young patients' 'determination'". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Majid & Lynn Jafar Private Collection". sveltekit-prerender. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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