Jamal Fakhro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jamal Fakhro

Bahraini legislator

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1956

Place of Birth: Bahrain

Profession: politician

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jamal Mohamed Al-Fakhro (Arabic: ???? ?? ???? ?? ????????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?????) is a veteran Bahraini legislator, business advisor and a member of Shura Council, the Bahraini upper house of parliament.
He is the Managing Partner for KPMG (one of the Global Big 4 professional services firms’) in Bahrain.
Fakhro was the first ever Arab to be appointed as a member of the KPMG Global Board and Global council.
Fakhro was the Chairman of the KPMG Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Board; and member of the KPMG Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA) Regional Board till Oct 2014.
Having served as Managing Partner since 1987, he has extensive experience in the field of Audit, Tax and Advisory services in the region, especially for government sector, and banking and financial services companies.
He also advises many family businesses in relation to family governance, risk and sustainable succession planning. Fakhro has a special interest in the matters of Corporate Governance, and is a Founding Board Member of the Pearl Initiative in the Middle East, an initiative developed with the collaboration with the UN office for partnership aiming for transparency and accountability in the private sector.