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.

Virginia Forbes (CHAIRMAN)

Virginia Forbes divides her time between London and the USA, working privately for HRH Prince Turki al Faisal on a wide range of affairs. She ...

Brian Constant CBE (HON. TREASURER)

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

Ruba Asfahani

Ruba Asfahani is a specialist in Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art, having worked at Sotheby's Middle East Department between 2008 and 2012. Pr...

LAILA EL BARADEI

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

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...

Saeed Taji Farouky

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

FAJR AL TAMIMI

Fajr Tamimi is a lead research analyst within the Alternatives Boutique in Mercer Investments, looking into asset classes such as Private Equity, He...

Aurora Tellenbach

Aurora Tellenbach is an arts project manager mainly working on stage productions with cross-cultural themes. Formerly a broadcast jour...

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