Sobhi Batterjee
Quick Facts
Biography
Sobhi Batterjee (born April 19, 1950) started his career as an electrical engineer after obtaining his master's degree in Honors from the University of Colorado, United States.
Early life
He has been developing many Not-for-Profit Hospitals for the poor in association with Mohammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006), Grameen Bank, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), GE and CCC.
He has started the largest private Medical College of the MENA region (Batterjee Medical College) with strategic partnership with Tubingen University of Germany and the Group has a network of SGNAs (Saudi German Nursing and Allied Sciences Training Institutes) across Saudi Arabia.
He has developed strategic partnerships with many institutions like IDB (Islamic Development Bank), IFC (International Finance Cooperation, Private sector arm of World Bank), Arab Fund-Kuwait, Global Investment House, Olympic Group, Yemen Airways, Retirement Fund of Ministry of Interior-Yemen and General Corporation for Social Security-Yemen.
Current life
- Chairman – Middle East Healthcare Company (MEAHCO), Saudi German Hospitals
- Founder President & CEO Saudi German Hospitals
- Chairman of Bait Al Batterjee Medical Co Ltd.
- Chairman of Batterjee Medical College
- Chairman of various subsidiaries / associated companies of BAB
Awards
- Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Business networking
- National Health Committee at the National Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Riyadh (Former Chairman).
- Jeddah Health Committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce (Former Chairman)
- Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) which has Collaborative arrangement with WHO and Johns Hopkins University (Board Member)
- Young Presidents' Organization – YPO, Saudi Arabia Chapter (Founding Member)
- Conference Board Middle East (Founding Member).
- Egypt's International Economic Forum (Fellow Member).
- World Presidents' Organization (WPO) and founding member of WPO Saudi Arabia Chapter.
- American Businessmen Club, Jeddah (Member)
- Minaret Business Association (MBA), Jeddah Chapter (Member)
- Saudi German Businessmen Association (Member)
- ASHOKA Arab- Honorary Partner.
- AHWA, Arab Healthy Water Association (AHWA) - Executive Board Member.
- Indo- Saudi Medical Forum (President)
- Committee at the National Camber of Commerce in Riyadh for Saudi Listed and non listed Public Companies (Board member)
- Member of World Economic Forum.
- His book Way To Success is widely spread and welcomed in GCC.