Samih Darwazah
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Samih Darwazah is the founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, one of the United Kingdom
's largest pharmaceutical businesses.
and having studied for a masters degree at the American University of Beirut
, Darwazah received a masters degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy
, Missouri
. He worked for Eli Lilly
from 1964 to 1976, before establishing Hikma Pharmaceuticals in 1978. Between 1995 and 1996 he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan
. He also founded the Jordan Trade Association and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to His Majesty the King of Jordan. In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur Of The Year. Darwazah is the current chairman of Capital Bank.
Today, Dr. Darwazah enjoys ever-greater success as a senator in the Jordan
parliament. His company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LSE: HIK) is listed on the London Stock Exchange
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
.
as joint lead manager; and Export & Finance Bank as co-lead manager. As part of the promotional campaign for the IPO, Darwazah wrote his business memoir, which was published through Arbor Books
. The memoir, titled Building a Global Success, launched in time to coincide with Hikma’s IPO and was recently reprinted in paperback. The deans of the business schools at both Harvard University
and Columbia University
endorsed the book.
United Kingdom
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's largest pharmaceutical businesses.
Career
Born in PalestinePalestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and having studied for a masters degree at the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
, Darwazah received a masters degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy is a private and independent nonsectarian college in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 1864....
, Missouri
Missouri
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. He worked for Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States...
from 1964 to 1976, before establishing Hikma Pharmaceuticals in 1978. Between 1995 and 1996 he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. He also founded the Jordan Trade Association and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to His Majesty the King of Jordan. In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur Of The Year. Darwazah is the current chairman of Capital Bank.
Today, Dr. Darwazah enjoys ever-greater success as a senator in the Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
parliament. His company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LSE: HIK) is listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
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and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
FTSE 250 Index
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.
Memoir
In 2003, Darwazah took Hikma public with Merrill Lynch International as global coordinator, bookrunner, lead manager and sponsor of the listing; CitigroupCitigroup
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as joint lead manager; and Export & Finance Bank as co-lead manager. As part of the promotional campaign for the IPO, Darwazah wrote his business memoir, which was published through Arbor Books
Arbor Books
Arbor Books is a ghostwriting, self-publishing and book marketing services provider founded in 1997. Formerly known as The Floating Gallery and located in New York City, the firm moved to Ramsey, New Jersey, in 2004...
. The memoir, titled Building a Global Success, launched in time to coincide with Hikma’s IPO and was recently reprinted in paperback. The deans of the business schools at both Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
endorsed the book.