Said Samih Darwazah

A trustee since 2025, Said Samih Darwazah is the Executive Chairman of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, a FTSE100-listed global company. He is the Chairman of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national carrier of Jordan since 2016, and also serves as the vice chairman of Capital Bank Jordan. Mr. Darwazah is the chairman of the Queen Rania Foundation, focusing on youth empowerment through education and ICT and has founded the Health Care Accreditation Council in Jordan to improve healthcare standards in the MENA region. He previously served as Minister of Health for Jordan (2003–2006), board member of the Central Bank of Jordan (2007–2021), Chairman of Jordan University of Science and technology ‘JUST’ (2012-2016), board member of AUB (2011-2020), Babson College (2016–2019), and INSEAD (2018–2025). Mr. Darwazah holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Purdue University (‘80) and an MBA from INSEAD (‘84).​​​​​​​​​