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Tarek Ben Halim | |
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Born | 4 December 1955 |
Died | 11 December 2009 London, England | (aged 54)
Occupation | Investment banker |
Known for | Founder of Alfanar |
Spouse | Cynthia Oakes |
Children | 3 |
Father | Mustafa Ben Halim |
Relatives | John Bertram Oakes (father-in-law) |
Tarek Ben Halim (4 December 1955 – 11 December 2009) was a Libyan investment banker who left banking in 2000 to pursue charitable work and promote justice and democracy in the Arab World.[1] In 2004, he founded Alfanar, the first Arab venture philanthropy organisation aiming to introduce a more effective and sustainable approach to development in the Arab region.[2]