Hassan Damluji

Hassan Damluji (Arabic: حسن الدملوجي) is a British-Iraqi development expert who serves as Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is the author of the Responsible Globalist, published by Penguin Allen Lane in 2019, and described by Bill Gates as "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems.". He is married to fashion entrepreneur Anna Jewsbury.
Biography.
Damluji was born in London. His father moved to the UK from Baghdad in 1970 and his mother is originally Irish. He is the nephew of Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner Maysoon Al-Damluji. He is Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where he leads a global team responsible for policy and advocacy across the Middle East, Pakistan, Japan and Korea.
Damluji is a board member of the Lives & Livelihoods Fund, a $2.5 billion fund which is the "largest ever Middle-East based, fully-multilateral development initiaitve", according to Gulf News.
Published works.
His book "The Responsible Globalist: What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism" was published in 2019. Praise for the book includes from actor Riz Ahmed: "Visionary. . . A must-read for anyone who wants solutions to our most important problems"; screenwriter Richard Curtis "This is the book I would have written if I were smart enough"; and philanthropist and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates "Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems. Damluji puts forth ideas that can help make global systems more successful."
Awards.
He has been named every year since 2015 as one of the 100 most influential Arabs under 40, by Arabian Business.