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Jeff Bezos: A Billionaire's Journey to Space

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has succeeded in realizing his dream of going into space, aboard his company's first manned flight, Blue Origin, giving an extra boost to the fledgling space…

Majalla 25 July 2021

Mohamed El-Erian: The Egyptian-American Renowned as One of the World's Most Widely Followed Economists

Dr Mohamed A. El-Erian has worked on economic and financial issues in both the public and private sectors. Currently, he is the President of Queens’ College, the University of Cambridge. Since 2014,…

Majalla 06 February 2021

Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri: The Saudi Candidate Looking to Shake-up the WTO

On August 31 2020, Roberto Azevêdo will stepped down as director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The selection process for the next director-general is underway…

Al Majalla - London 18 September 2020

Elon Musk: The Eccentric Genius Who Put America Back on the Space Map

Child Prodigy Shows Early Promise Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa. His mother, Maye Musk (nee Haldeman) is a dietician and a model who still does photo shoots…

Ali El Shamy 05 June 2020

Bill Gates: The Billionaire who invests his Fortune to Help Fight Illiteracy, Poverty and Disease

More Than Just a Businessman Everyone knows who Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft is. However, Gates is more than just a businessman, he’s also a programmer, a computer scientist…

Moncef al-Mazghany 27 March 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: How a College Project Connected and Changed the World

With a net worth of $70 billion, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is worth more billions of dollars than he has lived and is regarded as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. …

Al Majalla - London 17 January 2020

Carlos Ghosn: From Automotive Visionary to International Fugitive

Carlos Ghosn is an automotive tycoon of French Lebanese origin famed most as the CEO and chairman ofRenaultandNissan. He is known as ‘Le cost killer’, ‘ice breaker’ and ‘Mr. Fix it’ for the…

Al Majalla - London 11 January 2020

Jeff Bezos: From CEO of E-Commerce to the King of Space

by Ali Almandalawi American Entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com,…

Al Majalla - London 09 August 2019

Donald Tusk: How the Son of a Polish Carpenter Became an EU Statesman

Caption A Modest Upbringing Donald Francizek Tusk was born…

Al Majalla - London 10 May 2019

The Vanguard of Liberalization

[escenic_image id="5515421"]It is during times of financial crisis that trade liberalization comes under the most scrutiny. Fearing competition during times when the market is difficult often leads…

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