Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Ghurair: An Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Ghurair: a bright and outstanding businessman and a philanthropist is an example of a successful and innovative company in the United Arab Emirates. Being the founder and chairman of the Al Ghurair Group, he has being actively involved in the formulation of the economy of the country. His journey of apostolic entrepreneurship has been characterized by visionary, excellent, and passionate to contribute to society, and thus he is well respected. Al Ghurair has been able to develop a conglomerate business firm in different sectors as a result of venturing into areas which are perceived to be prospective and profitable such as estate business, trade, learning institutions and foods. He has brought out strategic thinking and solutiion oriented mind which has helped to script a great success story of Al Ghurair Group making it a world class organization.

 An Amazingly, Al Ghurair was born in Dubai and he had the spirit of an entrepreneur from young. Born with a small business in the 1960s, he diversifies his business enter in the format of company in many fields such as real estate, retail, education, and food . His visionary leadership as well as his sharp commercial sense helped him start the Al Ghurair Group that has expanded into a worldwide organization. One of the key milepost of Al Ghurair is the Al Ghurair City which is a mixed use urban development project in Dubai. This audacious project has changed the look of the city with its multi-use complex form of residential, commercial and retail facilities. Thus, it can be affirmed that the project has a positive impact on the growth of the economy of Dubai as well as has become object of attraction for citizens of the country and tourists.

Apart from the business Al Ghurair is very much concerned with social responsibilities. He has a great passion in education so much so that he considers it as the most powerful tool in unlocking human being’s potential. In so doing, he has founded various learning institutions such as Al Ghurair University providing various degrees both undergraduate and postgraduate. Nonetheless, Al Ghurair has its social responsibility not only on the education sector but in other sectors as well. He has also served in the capacity of sponsoring diverse community based activities such as the health, welfare and development. He is indeed philanthropic, kind and soft hearted that he is regarded as influential philanthropist in the society as well as a great icon to emulate especially to those who intend to venture into business.

Abdullah Ahmed Al Ghurair inherited from his father organization culture which focused on innovation, leadership and social responsibility. He not only has played a significant role in the process of economic growth of the United Arab Emirates but has also encouraged many people to follow their own dreams and build their own successful businesses. He is an inspiring leader and a philanthropist not only trying to make an impact on the society but also actually making one.