Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Saïd Business School
Wafic Saïd is the founding benefactor of the Saïd Business School, which was established in 1996, and is part of the University of Oxford. It has since become one of the highest-ranking business schools in the world, an entrepreneurial school deeply embedded in one of the world’s greatest universities, known internationally for its cutting-edge degree and executive education programmes and its ground-breaking research.
Explore the Philanthropic Work of Wafic Saïd
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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Latest News
- The winner of the Saïd Foundation’s 2025 Alumni Achievement Prize is announced
- Major donation creates new ‘Future Leaders’ MBA scholarship
- Palestinian alumna Dr Nouar Qutob has won the Saïd Foundation’s 2024 alumni achievement prize
- Oxford’s vaccine research and development boosted by donation from Wafic Saïd
- Saïd Foundation Annual Dinner, 22 June 2019