Jameel wins MEI Visionary Award

Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel has been awarded the Middle East Institute’s Visionary Award in recognition of his job creation efforts.
The Middle East Institute (MEI), Washington’s oldest policy institute, recently honored Jameel with their ‘Visionary Award’ at the Annual Banquet in Washington D.C. The institute chose to recognize Jameel’s outstanding work in alleviating poverty and creating jobs, especially through the Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ) programs.
The award covers Jameel’s efforts at improving lives and promoting cross-cultural understanding through the Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT, Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, and his many other local and global cultural projects.
The MEI Visionary Award recognizes an Arab individual or institution for their exceptional work in the region. Previous recipients of this award include former Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon and philanthropist Issam M. Fares, Gaza physician and peace activist Izzeldin Abuelaish and Egyptian social media activist Esraa Abdel Fattah.
Founded in 1946 by George Camp, the Middle East Institute has operated as one of the pre-eminent centers for Middle East research in Washington, D.C. The institute seeks to increase knowledge of the Middle East among American citizens and to promote better understanding between the peoples of these two regions.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah previously awarded the First Class King Abdul Aziz Medal to Jameel. In addition, he was honored as a leader in developing the force power in the region, at the 29th session of the GCC ministers of labor in Riyadh.
Bab Rizq Jameel creates job opportunities for young males and females through its diversified program, including direct employment, training ending with employment, financing small projects, as well as other programs. More than 695 job creators are working through BRJ’s 39 branches, distributed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Morocco and Turkey.
In Saudi Arabia, BRJ successfully created 49,957 job opportunities during 2011 in different fields.