Mustafa Abdel-Wadood is a managing director and a member of the board of directors of Abraaj Capital. In his capacity as chief executive officer of Abraaj Investment Management, he oversees the company’s investment activity across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. He is also a member of the board of directors at Young Arab Leaders (YAL). In 2002, the World Economic Forum selected him as one of the 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow and as a Young Global Leader in 2007. When did you join Young Arab Leaders? I was part of the original board, which was founded and chaired by Mohammed al-Gergawi. The idea came about whilst we were attending the World Economic Forum Middle East event at the Dead Sea, Jordan, a few years ago. Gergawi discussed it with a number of us and later put together a concept document that formed the principles upon which
