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Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

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Honorary Degree from St Francis Xavier University

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On 3 May 2015 Mr Wafic Rida Said addressed members of the Faculty and graduates at Canada’s premier undergraduate university,  St. Francis Xavier University, as he received an honorary doctorate for his philanthropic endeavors around the world. The speech he gave at the bestowal ceremony is below. For further information please see the press release here St …

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Said Foundation Annual Dinner 2015

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On 25 April 2015 Wafic Said spoke at an annual prize giving dinner in honour of students, alumni and partners of the Said Foundation.  Mr Said is pictured here presenting the 2015 alumni prize to Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, for his work in neuropsychiatry and community mental health in Palestine. Mr Said used the occasion to highlight current …

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Scholarships for Syrian refugees

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The Said Foundation has pledged over US$1.8m to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR for scholarships for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Announcing the grant on 17th July, the Chairman of the Foundation, Wafic Rida Said, said: “Syria is the Foundation’s highest priority and, in the current tragic circumstances, assistance for displaced and refugee Syrians …

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The Thatcher Business Education Centre

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On Friday 13 June 2014, the Saïd Business School’s new building was formally named “The Thatcher Business Education Centre” by the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP. In his words of greeting to the Prime Minister, Mr Saïd described his motivation for naming the education centre: “I have been asked on many occasion …

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Wafic Said gives keynote address on Syria and higher education

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Wafic Said gave the keynote address at the 2nd annual conference of Jusoor in London on 19 October 2013. Jusoor, which means “bridges”, is an NGO, founded in 2011 by young Syrian expatriates, which aims to harness the potential of Syrian expatriates to support the country’s development and help young Syrians realise their potential, in …

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The Said Foundation – Annual Dinner 2013

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The Said Foundation held its 2013 annual dinner on Saturday 20 April 2013 at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London. The dinner was attended by over 40 students currently being supported by the Said Foundation. This included students from Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria who are taking postgraduate courses in a variety of …

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Prince Charles opens Saïd Business School new wing

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In February 2013, the new wing of the Said Business School was officially opened by HRH the Prince of Wales. Designed by leading architects, Dixon Jones, the building adjoins the Business School’s original building next to Oxford’s railway station.  It offers a large variety of teaching and meeting facilities, finished and furnished to the highest …

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Wafic Said visits Syrian refugees at Za’atari camp in Jordan

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Za’atari Camp is the largest camp accommodating Syrian refugees in Jordan. Tens of thousands of Syrians, the great majority of them women and children, are living in tents in the harsh conditions of a highly exposed desert area. Winter temperatures are below freezing.  Moved by the plight of those in the camps, Wafic Said visited …

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