H.E. Badr Jafar

Badr Jafar is a business executive and social entrepreneur from the United Arab Emirates. He is the CEO of Crescent Enterprises, a diversified business operating across nine industry sectors in 17 countries, and the President of Crescent Petroleum, the first independent and privately-owned petroleum company in the Middle East. He serves as Chairman of Gulftainer, the largest privately-owned container port operator in the world, and is also the Chairman of Pearl Petroleum, the largest natural gas producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Badr is the appointed Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy, UAE, and a Board Member for the Dubai International Chamber. He also serves as a member on the Kings Trust International and the Advisory Committee for the UK UAE Business Council.

As COP28 Special Representative for Business and Philanthropy Badr chaired the inaugural COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum, which brought together over 1,300 CEOs and foundation heads from over 80 countries to advance climate action solutions, resulting in $7 billion in new commitments towards the climate action agenda. Badr holds a master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Business Degree from the Cambridge Judge Business School.