Iman Mutlaq

Iman Mutlaq
Born Saudi Arabia
Residence Amman, Jordan.
Nationality Jordanian
Education MBA in Finance(New York Institute of Technology)
Occupation entrepreneurship, financial industry, humanitarian and social works
Title CEO, Sigma Investments
(Amman, Jordan),

Director, INGOT Brokers
(Sydney, Australia)

Director, Global Alliance Partners
(Hong Kong)
Children 2
Website www.imanmutlaq.com
www.sigmaltd.org
alwadeha.net
www.globalalliancepartners.com

Iman Mutlaq is a Jordanian entrepreneur, financier and social activist.

Iman is the CEO of the Sigma Investments.

Forbes magazine's Middle East edition in 2016 ranked Iman Mutlaq to 32nd position as "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen"[1]

Iman is seen with her "Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition” from US Congresswoman Karen Bass; she is also the recipient of the award "Middle - East Woman of the Year" at the 3rd Global Official of Dignity Awards held in New York on August 5–7, 2015. Next to her is former US Congresswoman Diane Watson and other honorees.

Early life

She was born in Saudi Arabia. Since her father demised when she was 6 years old, she was raised up by her mother. Though they being in close relationship with Saudi royals, she had to struggle hard without her father to get involved in the typical male-centric Arabian public life. She had started to sell arts and crafts at school when she was 14 years old to support her education.[2]

Family

She has raised her two sons as a single mother, after her divorce at the age of 24.[2]

Education

She has completed her MBA in Finance at New York Institute of Technology recently and following the Chartered Financial Analyst program.[2]

Career

She established her export-import business at the age of 18 and then entered in the financial industry at the age of 27 covering the regions of Middle East and North Africa. She is currently managing Jordan based Sigma Investments as its Chief Executive Officer on international financial issues.[2]

Iman signs cooperation protocol with Khaled Hanafi, Egypt's Supply Minister on behalf of the consortium to establish first ever electronic Egyptian Commodities Exchange in Egypt in November 2015.

She is a director of Australia based INGOT Brokers, a portal which enables trading on global currencies and precious metals, and also facilitates clients on reaching foreign exchange markets.

Sigma investments and Ingot are members of the three member consortium which signed cooperation protocol with Egyptian government to establish a US$35–50m worth electronic Egyptian Commodities Exchange in Egypt as the first ever country in the MENA region; it will facilitate the well being of the small farmers and supply of products at reasonable prices abolishing the monopoly of goods.[2][3][4]

She is involved in angel investment encouraging projects which enhance women's creativity and ideas. She is also targeting applications for mobile devices through her startup, Dreamtech.[2]

Social Activities and Women Empowerment

She participated in an expedition with her Jordanian colleagues to Mount Kilimanjaro in 2014 in an effort to support the cancer research initiatives of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and gave $1.3 million from the collection.[5][6]

She joined at the Art of Living Foundation, an initiative of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and became the first instructor for the foundation in Jordan. Subsequently she undertook the leadership as the President of the Geneva headquartered International Association for Human Values, an affiliate of the Art of Living.[2]

She has extended her support in Iraq by introducing six programs among 400 women for advancing in their careers.[2][7]

The Obama Administration invited her as a participant from the Middle East at the inaugural US Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in 2010; she met former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke there and discussed issues affecting women in Afghanistan and across the Middle East.[2]

Achievements & Awards

References

  1. ↑ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen". Forbes(Middle East). 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jordan Business Unveils 10 Most Powerful Jordanian Women". Jordan Business. August 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Global consortium to inject $50m in Egypt commodity exchange". MUBASHER. 26 November 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Egypt signs protocol to establish commodities exchanges". The Cairo Post. 26 November 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "24 Jordanians to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to support cancer centre". The Jordan Times. August 18, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center Announces the Launch of a New Initiative to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa". King Hussein Cancer Foundation. August 18, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Advancing Career Women Project (ACWP)". The International Association for Human Values. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "AmCham Bahrain Women in Business Awards". News of Bahrain. March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women take center stage at AmCham MENA Council Women in Business Awards". Gulf News Journal. March 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lifestyle Expert and Financial Connoisseur From Jordan Will Receive "Middle-East Woman of the Year" at the 3rd Annual G.O.D. Awards". We Care for Humanity. June 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Jordan's Top Businesswomen: Iman Mutlaq". Venture Magazine. March 9, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Excerpts from the Speech of Ms. Iman Mutlaq". International Women's Conference. April 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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