Fahed Boodai
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Fahed Boodai | |
|---|---|
| فهد فيصل بودي | |
| Born | Fahed Faisal Boodai |
| Alma mater | University of San Diego Loyola Marymount, MBA |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
Fahed Faisal Boodai (Arabic: فهد فيصل بودي) is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur. He is the chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group as well as vice chairman and CEO of The Securities House.
Education[]
Boodai received an MBA from the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from the University of San Diego.[1][2]
Career[]
Boodai's career started at The Securities House in 1997. He worked as the investment director in the Fund Management Department, and was initially responsible for The Securities House international investments. In 1998, he established Global Securities House (GSH) in San Francisco. In 2002, Boodai relocated GSH to Kuwait and changed the company’s focus to real estate following the downturn of world equity markets.[3]
Boodai is also co-founder and chairman of Gatehouse Bank PLC (Gatehouse), a London-based bank specialising in Shariah-compliant products and services. He is also the founder, chairman of Gatehouse Capital, formally known as Global Securities House Kuwait.[4][5]
Boodai is also recognised for promoting Gatehouse’s competitive advantage in the UK private rented sector, where the bank was the first mover, bringing new family home to the rental market in the Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside regions.[6]
In 2019 Boodai won the Award for Business at Arabian Business' first edition of Arabian Business London Awards.[7]
War service[]
Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, when Boodai was 17. He joined the Kuwait armed forces in exile, and underwent basic training. Drawing on his fluency in English and Arabic, he went on to work with the US military as a translator.[8]
He was posted to military intelligence with the 18th Airborne Corps operating on the northern border of Saudi Arabia.[8]
After Kuwait was liberated by US-led coalition forces, he was given an officer rank and helped the US Army’s host nation affairs unit foster relations with the Kuwaiti population.[8]
Boodai was awarded the US Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service to the US Army during Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Board of Directors". Gatehouse Capital. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Fahed Faisal Boodai". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Board of Directors". The Securities House. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ [1] Archived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Gatehouse Bank website
- ^ "Securities House". www.sh.com.kw. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ [2] Gatehouse Bank website
- ^ "Fahed Boodai: The building of a legacy". The Middle East Magazine. August 23, 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "From Desert Storm to disruptive banker: the life-changing events behind Fahed Boodai's success". The National. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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- Kuwaiti businesspeople
- Kuwaiti investment bankers
- Loyola Marymount University alumni
- University of San Diego alumni
- Living people
- 20th-century Kuwaiti businesspeople
- 21st-century Kuwaiti businesspeople