Chairman

Badr Jafar

Badr Jafar is also President of Gas Cities’ parent company Crescent Petroleum, CEO of Crescent Enterprises, and is actively involved in business development at Dana Gas PJSC. He is also active in a variety of other industries regionally and internationally, including:

Chairman of Pearl Petroleum (Natural Gas)
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Gulftainer Ltd [Shipping]
Board Member of Gama Aviation [Aviation]
Board Member of Enshaa PSC [Real Estate]
Board Member of Growthgate Capital [Private Equity]

Mr Jafar is Chair of the Alumni Advisory Council of the Cambridge University Judge Business School and is a board member of their International Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Council of the American University of Sharjah. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation was recently recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Badr Jafar graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters Degree in Engineering and a Business Degree from the Judge Business School of Cambridge University.