Karim Kawar

Karim Kawar is the President of Kawar Group. He is Appointed by Royal Decree to the Economic Consultative Council by His Majesty King Abdullah II. Former chairman of the board of trustees of King’s Academy, former trustee of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, Jordan River Foundation, headed by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, the American University of Madaba and Princess Summaya University for Technology. He is a Former board member of Jordan Ahli Bank, United Insurance, Jordan Wood Industries Company. Ambassador Kawar is a Member of the Global Agenda Council; Young Global Leader; Global Leader for Tomorrow of the World Economic Forum; Eisenhower Fellow; Member of the World Presidents’ Organization (YPO/WPO); Co-founder and President of Bridges of Understanding Foundation. He is Founding Chariman: Information Technology Association (Inj@z) and the Initiative for Sustainable Energy (EDAMA); Architect of the REACH and REACH 2025 Initiatives. Ambassador Kawar Graduated from Boston College in 1987 with a BSc in Management, Finance and Computer Science.