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'''Samih Darwazah''' ({{lang-ar|سميح دروزة}}, 1930 - 15 May 2015) was the founder of [[Hikma Pharmaceuticals]], Jordan's largest pharmaceutical business, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 1996, and later a senator in the Jordanian parliament.<ref name="AUB" />
'''Samih Darwazah''' ({{langx|ar|سميح دروزة}}, 1930 – 15 May 2015) was the founder of [[Hikma Pharmaceuticals]], Jordan's largest pharmaceutical business, the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 1996, and later a senator in the [[Parliament of Jordan|Jordanian parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|title=US addition injects more firepower for Hikma|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/us-addition-injects-more-firepower-for-hikma-tkkm2bgjl|accessdate=31 October 2021|work=The Times}}</ref><ref name="AUB" />


==Early life==
==Early life==
Samih Darwazah was born in [[Nablus]], the son of a tea merchant father.<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=Andrew|title=Samih Darwazah, pharmaceuticals entrepreneur, 1930-2015|url=https://www.ft.com/content/12e07364-ff90-11e4-bc30-00144feabdc0|accessdate=10 October 2016|work=Financial Times|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
Samih Darwazah was born in [[Nablus]]. His father was a tea merchant.<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=Andrew|title=Samih Darwazah, pharmaceuticals entrepreneur, 1930–2015|url=https://www.ft.com/content/12e07364-ff90-11e4-bc30-00144feabdc0|accessdate=10 October 2016|work=Financial Times|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>


At the age of 10, he became the youngest child to attend the [[Arab College (Jerusalem)|Arab College of Jerusalem]].<ref name="Financial Times" />
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He studied for a master's degree at the [[American University of Beirut]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawya.com/marketing.cfm?zp&p=/cm/officers_bio.cfm?id_officer=68953&cc |title=Join Zawya Investment Solutions, Intelligence with in-depth Research & Analysis |publisher=Zawya |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref> Darwazah received a master's degree from the [[St. Louis College of Pharmacy]], [[Missouri]].<ref name=business>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=24658501&ric=HIK.L |title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref>

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He studied for a master's degree at the [[American University of Beirut]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawya.com/marketing.cfm?zp&p=/cm/officers_bio.cfm?id_officer=68953&cc |title=Join Zawya Investment Solutions, Intelligence with in-depth Research & Analysis |publisher=Zawya |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref> Darwazah received a master's degree from the [[St. Louis College of Pharmacy]], [[Missouri]],<ref name="business">{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=24658501&ric=HIK.L |title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter – Businessweek – Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> which he attended on a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholarship]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samih Darwazah|url=https://www.aub.edu.lb/doctorates/recipients/Pages/darwazah.aspx|access-date=2020-10-29|website=www.aub.edu.lb}}</ref> In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the college.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship|url=https://www.aub.edu.lb/osb/research/Darwazah/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2020-10-29|website=www.aub.edu.lb}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He worked for [[Eli Lilly and Company|Eli Lilly]] from 1964 to 1976, before establishing [[Hikma Pharmaceuticals]] in 1978.<ref name=business/> Between 1995 and 1996 he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of [[Jordan]].<ref name=business/> He also founded the ''Jordan Trade Association'' and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to His Majesty the [[King of Jordan]].<ref name=business/> In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur Of The Year.<ref>[https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080224080400/Samih%20Darwazah%20named%20Ernst%20%26%20Young%20Middle%20East%20Entrepreneur%20Of%20The%20Year%202007 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617063621/https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080224080400/Samih%20Darwazah%20named%20Ernst%20%26%20Young%20Middle%20East%20Entrepreneur%20Of%20The%20Year%202007 |date=June 17, 2011 }}</ref> Darwazah was chairman of Capital Bank.
Darwazah worked for [[Eli Lilly and Company|Eli Lilly]] from 1964 to 1976, before establishing [[Hikma Pharmaceuticals]] in 1978.<ref name=business/> Between 1995 and 1996, he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan.<ref name=business/> He also founded the ''Jordan Trade Association'' and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to the [[King of Jordan]].<ref name=business/> In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>[https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080224080400/Samih%20Darwazah%20named%20Ernst%20%26%20Young%20Middle%20East%20Entrepreneur%20Of%20The%20Year%202007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617063621/https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080224080400/Samih%20Darwazah%20named%20Ernst%20%26%20Young%20Middle%20East%20Entrepreneur%20Of%20The%20Year%202007|date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> He was named chairman of [[Capital Bank (Jordan)|Capital Bank]] in Jordan in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Samih Darwazah|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/people/samih-darwazah-155790.html|access-date=|website=Arabian Business}}</ref>


Darwazah founded Hikma in 1978 in Amman, Jordan. With the help of his children, who joined the business in its early days, Hikma grew from a small factory in Jordan into the largest regional supplier of pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region. The company also expanded outside the MENA region, establishing operations in Europe and the US. Today Hikma operates in around 50 countries, selling a broad range of branded generics, generic injectables, non-injectable generics and in-licensed patented products. In 2005, the company floated on the London Stock Exchange and in March 2015 it entered the [[FTSE 100]] index.
He founded Hikma in 1978 in [[Amman|Amman, Jordan]]. His children joined the business in its early days. The company expanded outside the [[Middle East and North Africa|MENA region]], establishing operations in Europe and the US, and was the first Arab company to export pharmaceutical products to the U.S. in 1996. In March 2015, it entered the [[FTSE 100]] index.


==Publications==
==Publications==
In 2004, Darwazah published his business memoir, ''Building a Global Success''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/098225535 ]{{dead link|date=July 2015}}</ref>
In 2004, Darwazah published his business memoir, ''Building a Global Success''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/098225535]{{dead link|date=July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Building a Global Success|url=https://www.egypt-business.com/book/details/1144-building-a-global-success/2138|access-date=2020-10-29|website=www.egypt-business.com|language=de}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He was married to Samira Fadli and they had four children, sons Said and Mazen, and daughters May and Hana, all of whom survived him.<ref name="AUB">{{cite web|title=Distinguished AUB alumnus and donor Samih Darwazah dies, leaving behind a remarkable personal and professional legacy|url=http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/2015/Pages/samih-darwazah-legacy.aspx|website=AUB}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Financial Times" /> His son, [[Said Darwazah]], succeeded him as CEO in 2007.<ref name="Financial Times" />
He was married to Samira Fadli and they had four children, sons Said and Mazen, and daughters May and Hana, all of whom survived him.<ref name="AUB">{{cite web|title=Distinguished AUB alumnus and donor Samih Darwazah dies, leaving behind a remarkable personal and professional legacy|url=http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/2015/Pages/samih-darwazah-legacy.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523063404/http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/2015/Pages/samih-darwazah-legacy.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-23|website=AUB}}</ref><ref name="Financial Times" /> His son, [[Said Darwazah]], succeeded him as CEO in 2007.<ref name="Financial Times" />

The Darwazah family founded the Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the [[Suliman S. Olayan]] [[Business school|School of Business]] at [[American University of Beirut]] in 2011.<ref name=":0" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 27 November 2024

Samih Taleb Mahmoud Darwazah
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
In office
8 Jan 1995 – 4 Feb 1996
Personal details
Born1930
Nablus, British mandate of Palestine
Died15 May 2015
London, England

Samih Darwazah (Arabic: سميح دروزة, 1930 – 15 May 2015) was the founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan's largest pharmaceutical business, the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from 1995 to 1996, and later a senator in the Jordanian parliament.[1][2]

Early life

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Samih Darwazah was born in Nablus. His father was a tea merchant.[3]

At the age of 10, he became the youngest child to attend the Arab College of Jerusalem.[3]

He studied for a master's degree at the American University of Beirut,[4] Darwazah received a master's degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri,[5] which he attended on a Fulbright scholarship.[6] In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the college.[7]

Career

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Darwazah worked for Eli Lilly from 1964 to 1976, before establishing Hikma Pharmaceuticals in 1978.[5] Between 1995 and 1996, he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan.[5] He also founded the Jordan Trade Association and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to the King of Jordan.[5] In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur of the Year.[8] He was named chairman of Capital Bank in Jordan in 2009.[9]

He founded Hikma in 1978 in Amman, Jordan. His children joined the business in its early days. The company expanded outside the MENA region, establishing operations in Europe and the US, and was the first Arab company to export pharmaceutical products to the U.S. in 1996. In March 2015, it entered the FTSE 100 index.

Publications

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In 2004, Darwazah published his business memoir, Building a Global Success.[10][11]

Personal life

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He was married to Samira Fadli and they had four children, sons Said and Mazen, and daughters May and Hana, all of whom survived him.[2][3] His son, Said Darwazah, succeeded him as CEO in 2007.[3]

The Darwazah family founded the Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at American University of Beirut in 2011.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "US addition injects more firepower for Hikma". The Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Distinguished AUB alumnus and donor Samih Darwazah dies, leaving behind a remarkable personal and professional legacy". AUB. Archived from the original on 2015-05-23.
  3. ^ a b c d Ward, Andrew (21 May 2015). "Samih Darwazah, pharmaceuticals entrepreneur, 1930–2015". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Join Zawya Investment Solutions, Intelligence with in-depth Research & Analysis". Zawya. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  5. ^ a b c d "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter – Businessweek – Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Samih Darwazah". www.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. ^ a b "Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship". www.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. ^ [1] Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Samih Darwazah". Arabian Business.
  10. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Building a Global Success". www.egypt-business.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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