Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel[1][2][3] is a Saudi businessman and philanthropist. He is Deputy President and Vice Chairman of Saudi Arabia operations of the family-owned international conglomerate business Abdul Latif Jameel, which, among numerous business operations, has distribution rights to Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia and other countries. His philanthropy work promotes health and safety, and assists job-seekers and those in need in Saudi Arabia.
Born on 6 October 1980 [citation needed], Hassan is the middle son of Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, who has been the chairman and president of the diversified international business Abdul Latif Jameel since 1993.[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]
Following his period at Toyota, he returned to Saudi Arabia to work in the family-owned business Abdul Latif Jameel.[6][14][12] The company is a diversified conglomerate consisting of independent businesses that cover automotive distribution, auto parts manufacturing, financial services, renewable energy, environmental services, land and real estate development, logistics, electronics retailing, and media services.[15][14] It has operations in over a dozen countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Asia Pacific, and Europe.[14][6] It is one of the largest independent distributors of Toyota, Daihatsu, and Lexus vehicles in the world.[14][16][6][17]
Jameel is Deputy President and Vice Chairman of domestic Saudi Arabia operations of Abdul Latif Jameel, with responsibility for operations such as automotive, land and real estate, and machinery.[18][13]
He is on the Global Advisory Board, previously known as the President's Council, of the University of Tokyo.[19][20] He is also on the board of directors of Family Business Council-Gulf, the GCC chapter of the global family business organization Family Business Network.[21][22][23][24]
Philanthropyedit
Jameel is Vice Chairman of Community Jameel, an organization founded in 2003.[25][26][27][14] The organization has a wide range of social and economic initiatives, including refugee education, job creation, poverty alleviation, food and water security, healthcare improvement, and education and training that supports students beyond the classroom.[18][13][27][10][28] It also invests in businesses aimed at helping communities transform themselves.[27][28] Community Jameel also supports artists showcasing their work, and promotes arts and culture.[29][10][28][27] It partners with MIT on global challenges such as health treatment, water and food safety, education for refugees, and poverty elimination, and launched the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2003.[30][4][31][18] Bab Rizq Jameel Saudi Arabia, a division of Community Jameel, creates job opportunities for, and offers guidance to, young Saudi men and women, and also offers interest-free microfinance loans for entrepreneurship and job creation.[1][32] Jameel is particularly involved in Community Jameel's road safety initiative, which promotes safe driving through education and awareness campaigns.[33][18][12][13]
In 2012 Jameel married Tunisian art critic, art curator, and Sotheby's international contemporary art specialist Lina Lazaar.[34][35][36][37][38] An activist promoter of Middle Eastern art, she founded Jeddah Art Week and co-founded Ibraaz.[37][39][36][40] The marriage ended in divorce in 2017.[34][35]
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^ abcSampathkumar, 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 provokes positive global change". Milestone. December 2018.
^"Hassan Jameel introduces 'Your Belt, Your Safety' initiative". Abdul Latif Jameel. March 4, 2017.
^ ab"Rihanna sparks rumours she’s engaged to billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel". News.com.au. December 9, 2017.
^ abHamad, Marwa. "Hassan Jameel: Fast facts about Rihanna’s partner". Gulf News. May 23, 2018.
^ abKhalil, Nadine. "A Radical Specialist". Official Bespoke. December / January 2012.
^ ab"Sotheby's First-Ever Exhibition in Saudi Arabia Inaugurates 'Jeddah Art Week'". Sotheby's. February 25, 2013.