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Abdulla Adel Fakhro

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Abdulla Adel Fakhro
At a WEF special meeting in 2024
Minister of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain
Assumed office
November 2022
Personal details
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Abdulla Adel Fakhro is a Bahraini businessman and politician currently serving as Minister of Industry and Commerce. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1][2]

Career

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Abdulla Adel Fakhro, a member of a prominent Bahraini business family, spent 20 years in his family's business Fakhro Group, rising through the ranks to executive positions. He served as a director of Fakhro Restaurants Company (McDonald's Bahrain), Abdulla YousifFakhro Group, Lotus Investment Company, and GAC Bahrain.[3][4] He is the founder of Summit 7 Holding with interest in hospitality, floating structures, sports and arts. After leaving his family's business for politics, he was appointed to the board of directors of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry and BMMI where he served until November 2022 when he was appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce.[5][6][7]

Fakhro is a member of the board of Mumtalakat, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "H.E. Abdulla Fakhro | World Government Summit". World Government Summit - Speaker Detail. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ Ali, Isa (4 May 2023). "A Bahraini High-Level Delegation Heads to Japan and South Korea to Promote Investment Opportunities". Invest in Bahrain. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Bahrain". www.meti.go.jp. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ministries". www.gulfwhoswho.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Abdulla Adel Fakhro - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Virtual Roundtable with Bahrain's New Minister of Industry and Commerce H.E. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro". events.uschamber.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Japan foreign vice-minister hosts working lunch for Bahraini ministers". Arab News Japan. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "HE Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro". Mumtalakat. Retrieved 13 October 2023.