Career
Born in Palestine and having studied for a masters degree at the American University of Beirut, Darwazah received a masters degree from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri. He worked for Eli Lilly from 1964 to 1976, before establishing Hikma Pharmaceuticals in 1978. Between 1995 and 1996 he served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to the Government of Jordan. He also founded the Jordan Trade Association and was a member of the Advisory Economic Council to His Majesty the King of Jordan. In 2007, Darwazah was named the Ernst & Young Middle East Entrepreneur Of The Year. Darwazah is the current chairman of Capital Bank.
Today, Dr. Darwazah enjoys ever-greater success as a senator in the Jordan parliament. His company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LSE: HIK) is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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