Majid Jafar

Majid Jafar is the CEO of Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East's oldest private oil & gas company, and Vice-Chairman of the Crescent Group of companies, which includes interests in port management, logistics, venture capital, private equity and real estate. He is also Managing Director of the Board of Dana Gas (PJSC), the region’s leading publicly listed natural gas company, listed on the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX).

Majid Jafar is an advocate of responsible energy and sustainable development, and serves on numerous boards and advisory boards including: the Arab Forum for Environment & Development, the International Energy Forum, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London, the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, and the Board of Fellows of Harvard Medical School, and is also a member of the GCC Board Directors Institute and the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), an Accredited Director of the Institute of Directors (IoD Mudara), and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Majid Jafar attended Eton College and graduated from Cambridge University (Churchill College) with Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Engineering (Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics). He also holds an MA (with Distinction) in International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of London’s School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), an MBA (with Distinction) from the Harvard Business School, and an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He has also been awarded an honorary doctorate from the UMASS Chan Medical School.