Mohammad Al Gergawi | |
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محمد بن عبدالله القرقاوي | |
Minister of Cabinet Affairs | |
Assumed office 9 February 2006 | |
President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Preceded by | Post established |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Dubai |
Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi (Arabic: محمد بن عبدالله القرقاوي) is an Emirati politician who is the minister of cabinet affairs of the United Arab Emirates and the chairman of the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the government of Dubai.
Al Gergawi was born in Dubai in 1963. His father, Abdulla Ali Al Gergawi, was a merchant in the city. He completed his primary and secondary school education in the emirate and attained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the United States.[1]
Al Gergawi was the chairman of Dubai Holding until March 2017.[2][3] Through Dubai Holding, Al Gergawi helped envision and launch TECOM Group, Dubai Properties Group, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications, and Family Entertainment and New Media.
In 2007, Al Gergawi was appointed Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.[4] He is the Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, a charitable foundation that consolidates the philanthropic initiatives undertaken by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.