HAMID JAFAR -  Group Chairman

Mr. Hamid Jafar is the Chairman of the Board of the Crescent Group of companies. He is also the Chairman of Dana Gas PJSC, the first regional, private-sector integrated natural gas company in the Middle East. Aside from his core business in oil & gas, he has a variety of international and commercial interests including container shipping, terminal operations, trucking, various other industrial undertakings, private equity and real estate. Mr. Hamid Jafar is the Chairman of Gulftainer Ltd and a Director of the URUK Group. He is the founder of the UAE Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization and the World Presidents Organization, and is also a member of the International Chief Executives Organization.

Mr. Hamid Jafar has also promoted important projects in higher education at Cambridge University, and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the American University of Sharjah (AUS). He is also an active supporter of many charities, particularly those in aid of handicapped children and cancer patients. Mr. Hamid Jafar was educated at St. Paul’s School (UK) and Churchill College, Cambridge University, graduating with a Masters Degree in Engineering (Thermodynamics and Fluid Flow).