Dr. Ahmed Al-Jibouri

Iraqi businessman and founder of Armada Group

Dr. Ahmed Al-Jibouri, an Iraqi businessman and investor and the Founder of Armada Group, was born in Baghdad, Iraq (1974), , where he attended Baghdad College; one of the top secondary schools in Iraq. He then went on to receive his BSc and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Baghdad. Later on, Al-Jibouri proudly obtained his PhD from the USA.. Al-Jibouri has an experience of over 18 years in the petroleum and oil & gas derivatives industry, and runs his companies across Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.

The Foundation

It is a 50 million USD challenge fund providing grants to businesses and research institutions to scale innovations based on quality, value for money, and sustainability of services in various clusters including education, health, water and sanitation, advanced technology and robotics, artificial intelligence, and community pay-back; with special focus on under-privileged, war-victim communities.

The foundation’s initial milestone is to deliver basic human development services, and enhance the evidence-base and innovation ecosystem.

This allows the fast assessment, funding, and growing of open-source solutions that can improve peoples’ lives. The foundation supports individuals who show a strong founding team, and a clear path to improving our future.