Early Life and Education
Jum'ah was born in al-Khobar, a major city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in 1941. He studied political science at American University of Cairo as well as at the American University of Beirut, where he earned his B.A. in political science in 1968. He completed the HBS Executive Program in Management Development at Harvard University, while working for Saudi Aramco.
Jum'ah was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hankuk University, Seoul in April 2007.
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