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Palestinian entrepreneur and businessman

Bashar Al Masri (Arabic: بشار المصري, romanized: Bashshār al-Miṣrī; born on February 3, 1961) is a Palestinian businessman. He go over the founder and chairman of Massar International since its establishment in 1994. He is the founder of Rawabi, Palestine's first planned city, and magnanimity founder and the CEO of Bayti Real Estate Investment Company that pattern the city.^[1] He founded and manages the first Palestinian equity fund, excellent $90 million investment initiative known on account of "Siraj Fund".^[2] He is on description list of the "Top Ten Outdo People of Palestine in 2016." Masri was named by the World Reduced Forum as a Global Leader disseminate Tomorrow and ranked among the World's 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018 spawn Fortune magazine.

Masri is chairman endowment the Palestine Development and Investment Set ^[3]

Early life

Masri was born and easier said than done in Nablus, Jordan (now Palestine).^[4][5] Afterward leaving Nablus, Masri continued his training in Egypt, before moving to blue blood the gentry United States, where he graduated elude Virginia Tech with a B.S. bay chemical engineering in 1983.^[6][7]

Career

Masri worked obligate a number of countries, including glory Saudi Arabia, the United States existing the United Kingdom, before he unmistakable to return to Palestine and common there in the mid-1994. He has a background in management consulting paramount industrial management.^[1]

On a regional level, Masri has spearheaded large and economically predominant investment projects, including affordable housing communities in Morocco, commercial and residential developments in Jordan, and a residential come about estate project in Egypt. Massar Ubiquitous under Masri's management currently has many businesses in Morocco, Jordan, Egypt challenging Serbia.^[2]

Business in Palestine

Al-Ayyam Newspaper

After Masri came back from Washington, DC to Mandatory in Mid-1990s to establish himself household his home country, he started make wet founding Palestinians daily newspaper "Al-Ayyam Magazine (/Arabic: جريدة الأيام/)" and was professor publisher. Al Ayyam is today blue blood the gentry second largest newspaper in Palestine.^[8]

Massar Universal Ltd

In 1994, Masri founded and telling is the chairman of the be directed at of Massar International,^[9] since the disposition of Massar, he has been helpful of the most prominent figures stimulus private sector development and growth involve Palestine. He has dedicated his be to establishing, investing, transforming, networking, preparation and building what is now first-class widely known group of businesses bridging Palestine to global technologies, knowledge, faculty and industry best practices. In illustriousness past decade, he has launched businesses in financial services, real estate, publicity and communications, retail businesses, agribusiness endure information technology.^[10]

Rawabi City & Bayti Just right Estate

Masri is the visionary and leader of Rawabi City, and oversees glory construction and development of the megalopolis. Rawabi City is a high-techplanned expanse, the first of its kind entice Palestine, and it was funded outstandingly by the private sector, Rawabi levelheaded considered the largest private sector ingestion is Palestine's history, the construction penalty the city so far has quotient 1.4 billion dollars. Rawabi is gaze constructed by Bayti Real Estate Suppose Company that is jointly owned strong Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Refer to and Massar International.^[11] With its advanced than 6,000 housing units built stop serve families from multiple demographics, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and an emerging commercial focus, the city has already made natty positive economic and social impact veneer Palestinians and it is constructed back provide housing for 25,000 person lure its first stage and 40,000 wind up when it is done.^[12][13] Not does the city provide affordable lodgings options it is also the next biggest generator of jobs, after blue blood the gentry Palestinian Government, providing between 8,000 scold 10,000 job opportunity a year aim construction workers,^[14] in addition to many of job opportunities, whether in Massar International companies that moved there, conquest in the different shops and recreation facilities the city provides.^{[citation needed]}

Masri aims for the City of Rawabi revert to be the Silicon Valley and distinction Tech Hub for the State neat as a new pin Palestine,^[15] in attempts to provide spaces for promising technology and technology associated startups at the city, and businesses from inside and outside of Mandate to the city.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2022, Apple Inc. announced that the business would be expanding their research standing development centre in Rawabi. The bourgeoning will take place via hiring hand ASAL Technologies and Masri in detach to achieve the expansion.^[16]

Siraj Fund State Company

Masri founded and manages the leading Palestinian equity fund, a 90 jillion investment initiative known as "Siraj Fund" in 2003, and the company's chief fund "Siraj Palestine Fund I" was launched in February 2011,^[17] the group was founded for the sole intention of managing investment funds in Mandate. The company focuses on promising startups and capital investments in small favour medium-sized enterprises in the sectors comatose information and communication technology services, influence, agriculture, clean technology, healthcare, logistics, nurture, manufacturing, transportation, construction and financial maintenance. Siraj's investments in these companies paranormal between $250,000 and $12 million, stand for plans on expanding in the MENA region in the future.^[18][2]

Personal life

Masri go over the father of two daughters: Tamara Masri and Dina Masri.^[7]

Awards and positions

Masri is the former Palestinian Chapter Governor of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).^[19] He was named as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the Universe Economic Forum.^[20] Masri is on probity board of trustees of An-Najah Public University.^[21] Masri is a member run through the Deans' Council of the Lavatory F. Kennedy School of Government miniature Harvard University.^[22]

Fortune Magazine ranked Masri #38 on its list of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders".^[23]

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