Maha Al-Ghunaim
مها الغنيم
Born
Kuwait City, Kuwait
NationalityKuwaiti
Alma materSan Francisco State University

Maha Al-Ghunaim is a Kuwaiti businesswoman, who was the chair and managing director of the Kuwaiti investment firm GIH (Global Investment House).[1][2]

Early life and education

Maha Al-Ghunaim graduated from San Francisco State University in 1982.[3]

Career

Earlier in her career, al-Ghunaum was the Assistant General Manager of the asset management in the Kuwait Investment Company.[4] She co-founded GIH (Global Investment House) in 1998 and it became listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2008.[5] By 2006, GIH managed some $7 billion in assets offering a variety of different funds, and ventured into investment with India, China and Turkey. In 2005, GIH was responsible for aiding Lebanese telecom Investcom's established in London and Dubai, with $200 million in funds.[6] According to Bloomberg she was the global chairperson of GIH from March 2007 to September 2014, until the closure of the firm on April 17, 2017.[4] In 2010, al-Ghunaim was named 94th in their Power Women 100 list.[5] She also heads the Kuwaiti chapter of Young Arab Leaders, a pan-Arab organization which aims to develop education and entrepreneurship in Kuwait.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 12 Kuwaitis among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Arab Women Kuwait Times
  2. ↑ Maha Al Ghunaim - Biography Arabian Business
  3. ↑ Mayer, Sheldon (2016-02-16). "Maha Al-Ghunaim, CEO, Global Investment House". Africa M.E. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. 1 2 "Maha Al-Ghunaim". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Maha Al-Ghunaim". Forbes. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Maha Al-Ghunaim". Forbes. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2017.


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