Hassan Jameel
Hassan Jameel | |
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| Born | Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel 6 October 1987 |
| Education | Sophia University London Business School |
| Title | Vice Chairman and Deputy President, Saudi Arabia, of Abdul Latif Jameel |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Rihanna (2017–2020) |
Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel[1][2][3] (born 6 October 1987) is a Saudi businessman and philanthropist. He is deputy president and vice chairman of Saudi Arabia operations at international conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel.
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 6 October 1987,[citation needed] Hassan is the middle son of Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, chairman and president of Abdul Latif Jameel.[4][5][6] He is the grandson of Abdul Latif Jameel (1909–1993), who founded the eponymous company in 1945 and acquired distribution rights to Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia in 1955.[7][5][8][9][10]
Jameel spent his early school career in Japan,[6][11] receiving a Bachelor of Arts in international economics from Sophia University in Tokyo in 2010.[11][12][13] He subsequently obtained an MBA from the London Business School.[6][14]
Career
[edit]In 2004, Jameel trained in the domestic kaizen department of the Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan.[6][14] Following his time at Toyota, he returned to Saudi Arabia to work in the family-owned business Abdul Latif Jameel,[6][12][14][15] one of the largest independent distributors of Toyota, Daihatsu, and Lexus vehicles in the world.[6][14][16][17] He currently serves as deputy president and vice chairman of domestic Saudi Arabia operations.[13][18]
Philanthropy
[edit]Jameel is vice chairman of Community Jameel, an organization[clarification needed] founded in 2003[14][19][20][21] that promotes such social and economic initiatives as refugee education, job creation, poverty alleviation, food and water security, and healthcare improvement.[1][4][10][12][13][18][22][23][24][25][26][27] He participates in humanitarian programs with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Himself an art collector and keen supporter of the arts,[6][28] Jameel married Tunisian art critic and Ibraaz co-founder Lina Lazaar in 2012.[29][30][31][32][33][34] The marriage ended in divorce in 2017.[29][35]
He was in a relationship with Rihanna from 2017 to 2020.[15][36][37][38] Prior to that he was briefly linked to Naomi Campbell.[15]
Jameel is fluent in Arabic, English, and Japanese.[12][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BRJ creates thousands more job opportunities". Arab News. July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Community Jameel supports unified Gulf traffic week 2017". CJameel.org. March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel". Aliqtisadi. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "The President's Council, The University of Tokyo Who's Who". University of Tokyo. 2014. p. 5.
- ^ Grant, Jasmine. "5 Things to Know About Rihanna's New Make Out Buddy, Hassan Jameel". VH1 News. June 28, 2017.
- ^ Day, Emma. "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Rihanna's New Saudi Beau". Emirates Woman. June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Family Firms in the Middle East: The New Rules of Engagement". Wharton School of Business. December 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Prince charming: what you didn't know about Rihanna's alleged new Saudi boyfriend". Arab News. June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Graduate School of Public Policy, Global Advisory Board". University of Tokyo. 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Mr. Hassan Jameel Profile". University of Tokyo. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hassan Jameel". Family Business Council-Gulf. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Family Business Network: 25th Global Summit" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. FBNSummit.org. October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Who Is Hassan Jameel? Meet Rihanna’s Billionaire Boyfriend". GQ. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 World's Most Influential Arabs - Part 1". Gulf Business. Al Bawaba. February 22, 2012.
- ^ "The Arab World's Richest Families 2017: Jameel" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Forbes Middle East. March 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Biographies of UTokyo Global Advisory Board Members" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. University of Tokyo. November 2018.
- ^ "MIT Jameel Clinic conference urges use of AI in healthcare". Arab News. 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ *"UAE- Leaders Commit to Urgent Support for Refugee Education". MENAFN. January 24, 2019.
- "Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT to expand refugees’ access to higher education". CJameel.org. May 1, 2018.
- "Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT to expand refugees' access to higher education" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Opening Doors. Abdul Latif Jameel. Summer 2018.
- "Opening New Doors". Abdul Latif Jameel. 2016.
- ^ Vultaggio, Maria. "Who Is Rihanna's Boyfriend, Hassan Jameel? Drake Made Her 'Uncomfortable' At The VMAs". Newsweek. May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Hassan Jameel provokes positive global change" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Milestone. December 2018.
- ^ Sampathkumar, Mythili. "Who is Hassan Jameel? Everything we know about Rihanna's new bae". The Independent. June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rihanna has broken up with her boyfriend for a very empowering reason". Glamour UK. May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health at MIT aims to revolutionize disease prevention, detection, and treatment". MIT News. September 17, 2018.
- ^ "J-PAL boosts refugee education". Arab News. May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Hassan Jameel introduces 'Your Belt, Your Safety' initiative". Abdul Latif Jameel. March 4, 2017.
- ^ Khan, Fouzia. "SR4.7m worth of artwork sold at auction". Arab News. December 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Hamad, Marwa. "Hassan Jameel: Fast facts about Rihanna’s partner". Gulf News. May 23, 2018.
- ^ Khalil, Nadine. "A Radical Specialist". Official Bespoke. December / January 2012.
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- Gronlund, Melissa. "The Tunisian art festival responding to life after the Jasmine Revolution". The National. July 5, 2018.
- Clark, Nick. "Sotheby's unveils key works of Middle Eastern art to go on sale in October". The Independent. July 21, 2013.
- Nair, Sindhu. "The Saudi Art Spring". T Qatar: The New York Times Style Magazine. March–April 2014. pp. 52-53.
- "Tate Report 2013/14". Tate. 2014. p. 106.
- ^ "Sotheby's First-Ever Exhibition in Saudi Arabia Inaugurates 'Jeddah Art Week'" Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Sotheby's. February 25, 2013.
- ^ Naji, Cassandra. "The 10 Most Influential Women in Middle Eastern Art". The Culture Trip. October 24, 2016.
- ^ Proctor, Rebecca Anne. "Meet Lina Lazaar As She Embarkes On The Future Of A Promise". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Rihanna sparks rumours she’s engaged to billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel". News.com.au. December 9, 2017.
- ^ Contreras, Cydney. "Rihanna and Hassan Jameel's Latest Date Night Shuts Down All Those Split Rumors". E! News. November 28, 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Alyssa. "Rihanna Is Reportedly 'Smitten' With Her Billionaire Boyfriend Hassan Jameel". Elle. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "A Complete Timeline of Rihanna and Hassan Jameel’s Romance". Vogue Arabia. July 10, 2018.