Maha Al-Ghunaim
Kuwaiti businesswoman
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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]
Maha Al-Ghunaim | |
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مها الغنيم | |
| Born | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
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]
