Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
The Saïd Foundation is delighted to announce that Syrian alumna Itab Azzam has been awarded the Foundation’s 2025 Alumni Achievement Prize. The prize recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of the Levant region and a meaningful impact within their field. Itab is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and social entrepreneur …
The winner of the Saïd Foundation’s 2025 Alumni Achievement Prize is announcedRead More
18 July 2024 A transformative multi-million-pound gift from Wafic Saïd and the Saïd Foundation is set to bring a new generation of exceptional MBA scholars from around the world to Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Aspiring students will be able to apply for the new Oxford Saïd: Future Leaders’ Scholarship. This is expected to bring the …
Major donation creates new ‘Future Leaders’ MBA scholarshipRead More
The Saïd Foundation is delighted to announce that Palestinian alumna Dr Nouar Qutob has won the Foundation’s 2024 alumni achievement prize. The prize is awarded to an individual judged to have contributed significantly to the development of the Levant region and to have made a positive impact in their field. Dr Qutob is a genetics …
The University of Oxford has secured a critical professorship in vaccinology for the future following a gift of £3.33 million from the Saïd family. The gift will enable Professor Sarah Gilbert, the inaugural post holder, to continue her ground-breaking research in the field, while also helping to ensure that Oxford remains at the forefront of …
Oxford’s vaccine research and development boosted by donation from Wafic SaïdRead More
Mr and Mrs Wafic Saïd hosted the Said Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Saturday, 22 June at Drapers Hall in London. The night was a celebration of the work of the Foundation, its partners and scholars. Over 220 guests attended the dinner including ambassadors and other dignitaries, friends and representatives from partner organisations such as Save …
Saïd Business School’s naming founder, Wafic Saïd, today signed a Deed of Gift for £15m to support the redevelopment of Oxford’s Osney Power Station into the Global Leadership Centre, a new teaching and residential facility for the School’s prestigious executive education programme. Featuring state-of-the-art facilities and 121 bedrooms, the Global Leadership Centre will bring leaders …
Amman— The University of Oxford in England is opening its doors to talented Jordanian students through its latest call for applications for its Rhodes Scholarships for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP). Launched in May 2016 in partnership with the Saïd Foundation, the scholarship allows two outstanding young people from the Middle East each year …
Prestigious Oxford University offers scholarships to Arab studentsRead More
The following opinion piece by Wafic Said appeared online in TIME on 31 January 2017: “As someone who came from Syria more than half a century ago to make a new life in Europe, I am deeply saddened that the new President of the United States has introduced orders temporarily banning refugees in general and …
