Khaled Ahmed Al Juffali
Born
Khaled Ahmed Al Juffali

(1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
NationalitySaudi Arabia
SpouseOlfat bint Mutlaq Al Mutlaq
Parents
Awards Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[citation needed]
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[citation needed]
Order of the Garter[citation needed]
Legion of Honor[citation needed]
The Star of Palestine[citation needed]
Grand Cordon[citation needed]
Order of Grimaldi[citation needed]
Chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers
PredecessorWalid bin Ahmed Al Juffali
IssueLulwa
Al-Dana
Haya
Ahmed
Names
Khaled Ahmed Abdullah Ibrahim Nasser Al Juffali

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Khaled Ahmed Abdullah Ibrahim Al Juffali (Arabic خالد أحمد عبدالله الجفالي) (born 1 January 1958), is the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, one of the largest privately owned enterprise in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Juffali is also the chairman of the Khaled Juffali Company (KJC),[2] a privately held investment company, and of the Saudi German Business Council.[3] He sits on the board of directors of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, and the boards of numerous investment companies.[4]

Early life and education

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Juffali was born in Jeddah on 1 January 1958.[5] He is the second son of the founder of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, Sheikh Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Juffali His mother is Suad bint Ibrahim Al Husseini the grand daughter of Kamil of Jerusalem and niece of Hajj Amin of Jerusalem. Sheikh Khaled had two full-brothers: Walid bin Ahmed Al Juffali, and Tarek Ahmed Al Juffali.[6]

Juffali was educated in Lebanon and Switzerland, before earning a degree in business administration from the University of San Diego. He received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Menlo College in 2009.[7][8]

Humanitarian projects

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  • Shefa Fund:

Juffali co-founded and chairs the board of the Shefa Fund,[9] through which rich Saudis pool resources in an effort to combat poverty and infectious diseases. The Shefa Fund works in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

  • The Seeds of Social Change[11]


Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Bremner, Brian; Inoue, Kae (8 January 2019). "Nissan Saudi Business Partner Details Work in Ghosn's Defense". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Khaled Juffali sets up JV for solar technology". Arab News. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Saudi-German panel to explore cooperation in various sectors". The Island. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ^ Alkhalisi, Zahraa (9 January 2019). "Khaled Juffali: The Saudi businessman at the center of the Carlos Ghosn affair". CNN Business. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ Taheri, Amir (2012). "Saudi Arabia: Change Begins within the Family". The Journal of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. 34 (3): 138 143. doi:10.1080/10803920.2012.686725.
  6. ^ Stig Stenslie (21 August 2012). Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-136-51157-8. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Khaled Juffali". Marcopolis. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Khaled Juffali Receives Honorary Doctorate at 2009 Commencement". Menlo College. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ "About us". Shefa Fund. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Help Centre".
  11. ^ Kiewra, Karin (11 June 2015). "The Seeds of Social Change". Northeastern Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2015.


Category:20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople Category:1950s births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Institut Le Rosey Category:Juffali family Category:People from Jeddah Category:University of San Diego alumni Category:Menlo College alumni Category:Saudi Arabian philanthropists Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany