Hassan Damluji

Hassan Damluji (Arabic: حسن الدملوجي) is a British-Iraqi[1] development expert who serves as Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[2] He is the author of the Responsible Globalist,[3] published by Penguin Allen Lane in 2019, and described by Bill Gates as "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems.".[4] He is married to fashion entrepreneur Anna Jewsbury.[5]

Hassan Damluji
Born
London
Alma materUniversity of Oxford,
Harvard University
OccupationNon-profit
OrganizationBill and Melinda Gates Foundation
SpouseAnna Jewsbury

Biography

Damluji was born in London as Hassan Al-Damluji. He later changed his name by removing the aristocratic epithet "Al". His father moved to the UK from Baghdad in 1970 and his mother is originally Irish.[6] He is the nephew of Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner Maysoon Al-Damluji. He is Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where he leads a global team responsible for policy and advocacy across the Middle East, Pakistan, Japan and Korea.[7]

Damluji is a board member of the Lives & Livelihoods Fund, a $2.5 billion fund which is the "largest ever Middle-East based, fully-multilateral development initiaitve", according to Gulf News.[8]

Published works

His book The Responsible Globalist: What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism was published in 2019.[9] Praise for the book includes from actor Riz Ahmed: "Visionary. . . A must-read for anyone who wants solutions to our most important problems"; screenwriter Richard Curtis "This is the book I would have written if I were smart enough"; and philanthropist and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems. Damluji puts forth ideas that can help make global systems more successful."[4]

List of Publications

Books
  • The Responsible Globalist (London: Allen Lane, 2019), ISBN 9780241355091

Articles
  • "Global cooperation is under threat - here's how to revive it", City AM (September 2019)
  • "A travel ban won't prevent extremism, it will make it worse", The Guardian (January 2017)
  • "Applying business sense to philanthropy in the Gulf", The National (November 2015)
  • "Teaching the British reduces the killing", The New Statesman (March 2008)

Awards

He has been named every year since 2015[10] as one of the 100 most influential Arabs under 40, by Arabian Business.[11]

References
  1. "Applying business sense to philanthropy in the Gulf". The National. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "Employee Profiles". Gates Foundation. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "Hassan Damluji". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. "The Responsible Globalist: What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism eBook: Hassan Damluji: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. "By appointment only: the most exclusive jewellery salons in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. "A travel ban won't prevent extremism". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "Hassan Damluji". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. "Bill Gates teams up with Gulf states to fight poverty". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. "Penguin Books". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. "What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  11. "100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40". Arabian Business. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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