Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman and philanthropist. He is the founding benefactor of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University and the founder and Chairman of the Saïd Foundation, a charity which works to bring positive and lasting change to the lives of children, young people and the wider community in areas with which the Saїd family and Foundation have strong links. He is also the founder of Saïd Holdings Limited, a privately-held international investment company.
Wafic Saïd is a Syrian-born philanthropist whose work focuses on education, opportunity, and cross-cultural understanding. He is the founding benefactor of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and the Saïd Foundation, which supports children and young people in the Middle East through education and humanitarian aid. His lifelong commitment to Syria and its neighbours has shaped decades of philanthropic work in health, disability, and post-conflict recovery.
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