Fady Jameel
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Chairman
Dubai, AE
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Fady Jameel is Deputy President and Vice Chairman, International of Abdul Latif Jameel, a family-owned diversified business founded in 1945 by the late Abdul Latif Jameel. Mr Jameel heads the international operations of Abdul Latif Jameel in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), Europe, Asia and the Americas. Fady Jameel is also a board member of Abdul Latif Jameel.
As Vice Chairman of Community Jameel, Fady has led an expansion of the organization’s global programs. Community Jameel’s flagship job creation program, Bab Rizq Jameel, has helped hundreds of thousands of men and women in the Middle East and North Africa find employment. In addition, Community Jameel’s deep and longstanding relationship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has seen the establishment of the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS); the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL); and the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (J-Clinic).
In October 2019 Community Jameel and Imperial College London co-founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics (J-IDEA), established to combat disease threats globally. In December 2019, Community Jameel’s work in alleviating global poverty was recognized when two of the co-founders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Fady is Chairman and Founder of Art Jameel. His passion and appreciation for art has led him to create several successful art initiatives and partnerships, including with the V&A Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Art Jameel developed the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, which opened in 2018, and Hayy Jameel which opened in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
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Background
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2011 — Present
Deputy President & Vice Chairman
Abdul Latif Jameel
Abdul Latif Jameel is a diversified business comprised of independent entities that include automotive distribution, autoparts manufacturing, financial services, renewable energy, environmental services, land and real estate development, logistics, electronics retailing and media services. Abdul Latif Jameel has an active investments arm positioning itself as a preferred global business partner.
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2014 — Present
Chairman
ALJ Turkey
In The News
Newsfeed
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2 June 2026 · Gasgoo
GAC enters UK NEV market as European push gathers pace
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30 April 2026 · Gasgoo
Jameel Motors hosts global automotive partners in Beijing
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22 September 2025 · Forbes Middle East
Sustainability Leaders 2025
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25 June 2025 · Environmental XPRT
Centinela Project Welcomes Fady Jameel as SIAM II Pipeline Reaches 100% Stringing Milestone
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22 May 2025 · Gulf Today
Jameel Arts Centre Dubai wins Medal at first Art Basel Awards
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17 January 2024
The Vital Role of Private Art Institutions in Saudi Arabia
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21 November 2023
Art Jameel commissions sustainability pavilion at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai for COP28
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2 March 2023
Jameel Arts & Health Lab launched in New York to examine role of arts in health and wellbeing
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5 December 2022
Red Sea International Film Festival and Art Jameel announce a collaborative programme
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7 November 2022
FRV buys majority stake in 600-MW BESS project in Greece
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26 October 2022
FRV acquires two new battery energy storage projects in the UK
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18 October 2022
Ecoligo raise €10 million to drive the energy transition in emerging markets with solar-as-a-servi
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23 September 2022
Abdul Latif Jameel Energy’s FRV to develop solar plant in Spain
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22 June 2022 · Gulf Today
Art Jameel’s global tie-up responds to climate crisis
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22 June 2022 · AJL
Abdul Latif Jameel Energy’s FRV-X announces major investment in Australian energy software firm
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12 March 2022 · Arab News
ALJ Properties launches Dari II community in Jeddah
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5 December 2021 · Arab News
JIMCO, CFS to provide the world with limitless sustainable power
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26 October 2021 · ZAWYA
Jeddah arts hub Hayy Jameel announces 5-month opening season
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18 October 2021 · IPE Real Assets
OMERS Infrastructure invests A$700m in Australian solar power firm
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17 October 2021 · Omers Infrastructure
FRV Welcomes New Partner OMERS Infrastructure into the FRV Australia Renewable Energy Platform
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Formative Years
Education
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Sophia University, Japan
BA, Political Science
Areas Of Focus