Ali Mohammed Thunayan Al-Ghanim (, born 1937) is a Kuwaiti oligarch. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, the German-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and Helarab Co. in Switzerland and serves on the board of Makerous Co. in Germany. He was the Chairman of the

Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) () is a non-government institution representing business establishments in Kuwait. The Chamber acts on the behalf of, represents and lobbies for the interests of businesspersons and industrialists i ...

(KCCI) from 2004 to 2020 (16 years). Previously, he served as KCCI Vice Chairman, and President of the Federation of Chambers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In 1961, Al-Ghanim founded the Ali Alghanim & Sons Company, which is a group of companies with trading activities extending to automotive sales and services, civil and mechanical contracting, structural steel fabrication and construction, carpentry, and hotel ownership.

Education

He holds a

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in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Hannover. He speaks three languages,

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and

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Personal life

He is married to Faiza Mohammed Al-Kharafi, who was the president of

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from 1993 to 2002, and the first woman to head a major university in the Middle East. Faiza is heir to the M. A. Kharafi & Sons business group. They have 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Their eldest son is

Marzouq Al-Ghanim Marzouq Ali Mohammed Al-Ghanim (, born 3 November 1968) is a former speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait, Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the Kuwait's Second District, second district. Al-Ghanim earned a BSc in mechanical engineerin ...

who is a former speaker of the

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Board Roles

* Chairman of the Kuwait Sporting Club (1980-1992) * Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Industry (1963-1969) * Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Social Security Corporation * Member of the Board of Directors of the

in 1984 * Vice Chairman of the

in 2000 * Chairman of the

(2004-2020) * Honorary President of the Chambers of the

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* Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aayan Company

References

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