Hassan Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel"BRJ creates thousands more job opportunities". Arab News. July 7, 2012. (; born December 1978) is a Saudi businessman and philanthropist. He is deputy president and vice chairman of Saudi Arabia operations at the international conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel.
Early life and education Hassan Jameel is the middle son of Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, chairman and president of Abdul Latif Jameel.Chandler, David L. "New program aims to commercialize innovations in food and water". MIT News. April 30, 2015. He is the grandson of Abdul Latif Jameel (1909–1993), who founded the eponymous company in 1945 and acquired distribution rights to Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia in 1955.Grant, Jasmine. "5 Things to Know About Rihanna's New Make Out Buddy, Hassan Jameel". VH1 News. June 28, 2017.Day, Emma. "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Rihanna's New Saudi Beau". Emirates Woman. June 29, 2017."Family Firms in the Middle East: The New Rules of Engagement". Wharton School of Business. December 28, 2010."Prince charming: what you didn't know about Rihanna's alleged new Saudi boyfriend". Arab News. June 29, 2017.
Jameel attended high school in Japan. In 1997 he entered Sophia University in Tokyo, and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in international economics."Hassan Jameel". Family Business Council-Gulf. Retrieved February 5, 2019. He subsequently obtained an MBA from the London Business School.
Career In 2004, Jameel trained in the domestic kaizen department of the Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. Following his time at Toyota, he returned to Saudi Arabia to work in the diversified family-owned business Abdul Latif Jameel,"Mr. Hassan Jameel Profile". University of Tokyo. Retrieved February 5, 2019. one of the largest independent distributors of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the world."Top 100 World's Most Influential Arabs - Part 1". Gulf Business. Al Bawaba. February 22, 2012. He currently serves as deputy president and vice chairman of domestic Saudi Arabia operations.
In 2011, Jameel met with R. J. Scaringe, the founder of the small auto-manufacturing startup Rivian. Jameel asked Scaringe to produce an electric pickup truck, and Abdul Latif Jameel made a large investment in Rivian, and became Rivian's largest investor. Jameel also became a member of Rivian's board of directors.
Philanthropy Jameel is vice chairman of Community Jameel, an international philanthropic organization founded in 2003"UAE- Leaders Commit to Urgent Support for Refugee Education". MENAFN. January 24, 2019.Vultaggio, Maria. "Who Is Rihanna's Boyfriend, Hassan Jameel? Drake Made Her 'Uncomfortable' At The VMAs". Newsweek. May 3, 2018. that promotes such social and economic initiatives as refugee education, job creation, poverty alleviation, food and water security, and healthcare improvement."Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health at MIT aims to revolutionize disease prevention, detection, and treatment". MIT News. September 17, 2018. "J-PAL boosts refugee education". Arab News. May 20, 2018.
He is also involved in humanitarian programs with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Personal life
Jameel is an art collector and keen supporter of the arts.Khan, Fouzia. "SR4.7m worth of artwork sold at auction". Arab News. December 9, 2013. He married Tunisian art critic and Ibraaz co-founder Lina Lazaar in 2012.Khalil, Nadine. "A Radical Specialist". Official Bespoke. December / January 2012.Gronlund, Melissa. "The Tunisian art festival responding to life after the Jasmine Revolution". The National. July 5, 2018. Clark, Nick. "Sotheby's unveils key works of Middle Eastern art to go on sale in October". The Independent. July 21, 2013. Nair, Sindhu. "The Saudi Art Spring". T Qatar: The New York Times Style Magazine. March–April 2014. pp. 52-53.Naji, Cassandra. "The 10 Most Influential Women in Middle Eastern Art". The Culture Trip. October 24, 2016. The marriage ended in divorce in 2017.Hamad, Marwa. "Hassan Jameel: Fast facts about Rihanna’s partner". Gulf News. May 23, 2018."Rihanna sparks rumours she’s engaged to billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel". News.com.au. December 9, 2017.
He was in a relationship with Rihanna from 2017"Who Is Hassan Jameel? Meet Rihanna’s Billionaire Boyfriend". GQ. November 29, 2018.Contreras, Cydney. "Rihanna and Hassan Jameel's Latest Date Night Shuts Down All Those Split Rumors". E! News. November 28, 2018.Bailey, Alyssa. "Rihanna Is Reportedly 'Smitten' With Her Billionaire Boyfriend Hassan Jameel". Elle. November 29, 2018."A Complete Timeline of Rihanna and Hassan Jameel’s Romance". Vogue Arabia. July 10, 2018. to 2020.
Jameel is fluent in Arabic, English, and Japanese.
References
External links Official site