Trustees

The Arab British Centre is govered by a board of trustees who bring with them a wealth of personal and professional experience of the Arab world.

 

 

 

 

Nick St. Aubyn (Chairman)

Nick St Aubyn (54) served as MP for Guildford from 1997 to 2001. He was the Conservative member of the All-Party Commission of Enquiry into Palestin...

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Jamil Bullata FCA (Hon. Treasurer)

Jamil Bullata is a Chartered Accountant and has been a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1970.

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Brian Constant CBE

Between 1957 and 1970 Brian worked in various managerial posts for the Ottoman Bank in Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and Sudan.

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Saeed Taji Farouky

Saeed Taji Farouky is a Palestinian/British freelance documentary filmmaker, documentary photographer and print journalist. After studying Communica...

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Virginia Forbes

Virginia Forbes, educated in Kenya and Cambridge, divides her time between London and the USA, working privately for HRH Prince Turki al Faisal on a...

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LOUIS WATT

Louis Watt is a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with strong connections to the arts world and the Middle East. Born in Abu Dhabi, ...

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Oliver Butterworth

Oliver Butterworth is a violinist, teacher and concert promoter. He is Director of Musicstage Promotions Limited, which organises the Al Farabi Conc...

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Tessa Bryson

  Tessa Bryson studied at Falmouth College of Arts, graduating in Broadcasting in 2004. Producing a documentary in her final year on the Iraq w...

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Ruba Asfahani

Ruba Asfahani is a specialist in Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art, having worked with Sotheby's Middle East Department since late 2008. Previo...

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LAILA ELBARADEI

Laila ElBaradei qualified as a lawyer in London and New York and spent six years advising clients on financial services.  She is currently...

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