Alumni

Saïd Foundation
Alumni

We have supported over 550 students to study in the UK, many of whom have contributed to the development of their professional sectors in the Middle East. Our growing body of alumni boasts leading health and development professionals, educators, business people, lawyers, engineers, environmentalists, artists and architects.

Hala Raed

2010/11

“The year I spent in Leeds changed the
way I see things, my approach to people; it definitely revolutionised my perspectives. Now the Yorkshire accent evokes warm feelings in me: ‘Ta Luv, Alright Luv’, I remember I could not believe it was English!”

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Dr Nouar Qutob

The Saïd Foundation is delighted to announce that Palestinian alumna Dr Nouar Qutob has won the Foundation’s 2024 alumni achievement prize. The prize is awarded to an individual judged to have contributed significantly to the development of the Levant region…

Jamal Numan

Jamal Numan, a beneficiary of the Saïd Foundation's 2010 cohort, completed his Master of Science (MSc) program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the University of Leeds in 2011. He currently serves as the Vice-General Director of the Planning…

Prof. Fadi Abdullah Bala’awi

The Saïd Foundation is delighted to announce that the Jordanian alumnus Prof. Fadi Abdullah Bala’awi has won the Foundation’s 2023 alumni achievement prize. The prize is awarded to an individual judged to have contributed significantly to the development of the…

Kinda Alshaikhahmed

The Saïd Foundation is delighted to announce that the Palestinian/Syrian alumna Dr Kinda Alshaikhahmed has won the Foundation’s 2022 alumni achievement prize. The prize is awarded to an individual judged to have contributed significantly to the development of the Levant…