Fadi Ghandour has played a pivotal role in guiding entrepreneurship in the Middle East. The Aramex founder acted as both investor and mentor for Maktoob, which was famously acquired by Yahoo! and provided inspiration for many in the region hoping to see entrepreneurship as a viable means of making a living. Maktoob in turn supported Yamli, Lebanon’s own success story. Ghandour left his position as CEO of Aramex in 2012 and is now focusing on Wamda and building an entrepreneurship support network. He talked with Executive Magazine from Amman, Jordan, on the importance of role models and the role of the private sector in entrepreneurship. You are the founder of Aramex and were CEO for 30 odd years. What do you consider the most important development for entrepreneurship in the Middle East since Aramex was founded? I think there are several elements here, and there are several events that have
