Dawood Jabarkhyl
Dawood Jabarkhyl (Pashto: داوود جبارخيل) is a businessman and influential figure from Afghanistan. He is the Chairman of Tanweer Investments and a philanthropist.[1]
Jabarkhyl holds investments in sectors including Agriculture, Construction, Education, Energy, Handicrafts, Healthcare, Mining, Real Estate, Security & Logistics. He operates in many countries including Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Switzerland.[2]
Early life
Jabarkhyl, an ethnic Pashtun, was born in Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. In his early years, Jabarkhyl graduated from the Military Academy in Kabul.
Career
Jabarkhyl has a vision to empower the disenfranchised people of Afghanistan and brighten the future of underprivileged societies by investing in their skills, health and education to empower them to help themselves.[3]
Philanthropy
Jabarkhyl's foundation works on assisting the youth and women of Afghanistan, and enabling their right to contribute towards bringing peace and prosperity to the country.[4] He has invested in many areas to provide employment opportunities, free healthcare, free education and women's affairs assistance to the impoverished women of Afghanistan.[5] The foundation has also assisted many international organizations in building schools and hospitals in Afghanistan.
His model of social commitment has been implemented in the form of self-sustainable businesses, providing opportunities and services that empower individuals to eliminate poverty, enhance their lives and contribute to society with dignity. These models are mostly implemented in rural villages and remote areas of Afghanistan where realities remain stark.[6][7]
Jabarkhyl has received several honorary awards for his work in the humanitarian field.[8][9][10] In addition the initiative chaired by Jabarkhyl, FBMI, has received appreciation for its strong social commitment, including being recognized as the leading UAE Humanitarian Project, being awarded the Arab Woman Award in the Humanitarian field, among many more.[11]
Additionally, Jabarkhyl has implemented many programmes for local Afghans to equip them with skills and help them integrate into society.[12] One of these programmes has been implemented in Kabul Women's Prison, where employment opportunities are provided to detainees in order to develop skills and re-integrate back into society upon release.[13]
Jabarkhyl often distributes philanthropic donations to the needy across Afghanistan.[14]
Personal life
Jabarkhyl is married and has four sons.
References
- http://www.fbmi.ae
- http://www.tanweerinvestments.com
- https://www.khaleejtimes.com/for-a-better-tomorrow
- http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/sheikha-fatimas-initiative-gives-afghans-hope
- http://m.gulfnews.com/news/world/afghanistan/weaving-hope-into-the-fabric-of-society-1.859105
- https://www.emiratesvoice.com/en/75/foundation-more-determined-after-kandahar-attack-013519
- https://www.economistdubai.com/2018/04/08/h-e-sheikha-wafa-hasher-al-maktoums-carpet-woven-by-afghan-women-displayed-in-abu-dhabi-on-international-womens-day/
- http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2011/February/citytimes_February112.xml§ion=citytimes
- https://www.arabianindustry.com/travel/news/2017/may/14/dubai-festival-city-to-host-works-by-afghan-artisans-5723640/
- https://www.middleeastonlinenews.com/uae-embassy-in-italy-opens-afghan-hand-woven-carpets-exhibition/
- http://wam.ae/en/details/1395273659847
- http://www.tanweerinvestments.com/carpet_regeneration.html
- http://tanweerfbmi.com/newsdetails.aspx?id=9
- http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2009/aug/26/198644/