Early Life and Education of Abou Bakr Al-Jammari
Abou Bakr Khalid Al-Jammari was born in 1968 in Rabat, Morocco. He is a renowned Moroccan journalist and banker, better known as Abou Bakr Al-Jammari. He pursued his studies at the Higher Institute of Commerce and Business Administration, earning a Master’s degree in Financial Business Administration from the University of Oxford. Additionally, he holds another Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.
Professional Journey of Abou Bakr Al-Jammari
Below are key highlights of Abou Bakr Al-Jammari’s professional life:
- After graduating from the Higher Institute of Commerce and Business Administration, Al-Jammari co-founded Upline Securities in 1993, marking the establishment of Morocco’s first independent investment bank, which executed the country’s inaugural public offering for privatization.
- In 1996, he joined the Executive Secretariat of the Economic Summit for the Middle East and North Africa as a financial advisor.
- At the age of 29, Al-Jammari shifted to financial journalism, participating in the founding of the weekly newspaper Le Journal Hebdomadaire in Casablanca in 1997, which is published in French.
- He was also a co-founder of an Arabic weekly newspaper in 1998, aimed at attracting a broader readership.
- In 2007, Al-Jammari was compelled to leave Morocco, resigning from his position as publisher for both Le Journal Hebdomadaire and the Arabic weekly newspaper.
- He ventured into academia, teaching Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics at San Diego University for nearly a year, before moving to Spain, where he worked as an independent consultant.
- Since 2014, Al-Jammari has served as the Dean of the American Universities Institute and oversees both the Business School and external training programs for the College Institute for Study Abroad.
Awards and Recognitions Received by Abou Bakr Al-Jammari
Al-Jammari has earned numerous accolades throughout his career, including:
- The Committee to Protect Journalists Award in 2003.
- Selection as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2005.
- The Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University in 2008.
- The Tully Center Award for Freedom of Expression from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School in 2008.
- The Gibran Tueni Award from the World Association of Newspapers in 2010.
- The Leaders for Democracy Award in 2016.
Publications by Abou Bakr Al-Jammari
Abou Bakr Al-Jammari has published a variety of works in multiple languages, including:
- The Image of the Other: Perceptions and Representations, published in French in 2002.
- International Relations and Terrorism, published in Portuguese in 2006.
- The Myth of Morocco Immune to Terrorism, also published in French in 2004.
- Morocco Dreams of Dubai, published in English in 2006.