Jamal Saghir

About Jamal Saghir

Jamal Saghir is Professor of Practice at the Institute for the Study of International Development at McGill University, and Senior Fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado. He is also Special Advisor to Bollore SE; member of Board of directors of CICA and SATRAM-HUILES SA; Switzerland; member of Board of directors of Investment and Capital Bank, Lebanon and FFA Private Bank, Dubai; member of the Advisory Board of BlueSolutions, France and Canada; member of the Advisory Board of Africa Capital Hub, UK and Chair of the Advisory Committee of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on the Climate/SDGs Debt Swap, Lebanon. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Saghir was Africa Director for Sustainable Development and Senior Regional Advisor at the World Bank. In these positions he held directorship in Energy, Water, Transport, Environment, Agriculture and Rural development, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development. He managed one of the largest department of the World Bank Group with over 400 World Bank staff, an equal number of consultants. He was responsible for a portfolio of close to 300 projects worth around US$25 billion. From, 2001 to 2010, Mr. Saghir was Director and Chair of the World Bank Group’s Boards for Energy, Water and Transport. In this capacity, he led the Bank Group’s activities and guided its lending strategy in energy, water and infrastructure sectors and its implementation in member countries.From 1990 to Mr. Saghir served in senior positions, management and leadership roles in a variety of energy, private sector development, restructuring operations in Africa, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Saghir was appointed in 2009 by the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon as core member of The Secretary General\'s High-Level Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change. He was also appointed as core member of the Global Energy Assessment from 20••••11. He has contributed to over 80 publications and books. He is the author of \" Stories of a World Banker\", 2018. Amazon Kindle.

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors and Chairman of Audit Committee Ffa Private Bank Dubai

   Ffa Private Bank Dubai Limited

   Sep 2021 — Present · Dubai, AE

   FFA Private Bank (Dubai) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of FFA Group Holding Limited (DIFC registered company) and operates out of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), FFA Private Bank (Dubai) Limited provides fully fledged Wealth Management and Advisory services.

Education

• Université Laval

  Master's Degree in Economics (M.A.), Energy, Oil and Gaz,

  1980 — 1982

• IMD

  Executive Development Program

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Diplomas in Corporate Finance, Excecutive Program

  1996 — 1997

• Université Laval

  1983: Candidate Doctorate in Political Science (Ph.D). Doctoral studies completed in 1984, Political Science.

  1983 — 1985

• Université Laval

  Bachelor's Degree in Economics (B.A.), Economics

  1978 — 1980

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Diplomas in Executive Development

  1997 — 1998

Skills

• Sustainable Agriculture
• Strategy
• Water Supply
• Government
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Energy
• Infrastructure
• Capacity Building
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Economic Development
• International Relations
• Renewable Energy
• Program Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Economics
• Business Strategy
• Research
• Africa
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Analysis
• Public Policy
• Project Planning
• Water Resource Management
• Management
• Agriculture
• Project Management
• Management Consulting
• Sustainable Development
• International Development