Mansour Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi

Mansour Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi is a Professional Rally Driver, Businessman and Philanthropist. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the Bin Jabr Group.
Early life
Born in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to Arms and Defence contractor and former politician Saeed Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi. He lived there until the age of 17 when he was sent to boarding school at Brummana High School in Lebanon by his father for facing a few incidents with the law regarding illegal street racing. After graduating high school he moved to pursue his college education at the New York Institute of Technology in the United States. He resides between his two homes in Dubai and Beverly Hills.
Personal life
He was born in Abu-Dhabi on June 6, 1986 as the son of Emirati billionaire Saeed Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi. He undertakes humanitarian works. and a Boxing enthusiast usually seen sitting ringside at fights alongside friend and two-time world champion Andre Berto. He was engaged to Australian beauty icon Mariam Rod.
Career
Mansour Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi is a professional Rally Driver. He started his racing career as the youngest member of the UAE national Jet Ski team at the age of 13, this achievement helped him continue his racing career as a motorbike racer from 2000-2003. He stopped racing after that to attended high school in Lebanon. During his time in Lebanon is when he started racing Go karts at a local track nearby his dorms which eventually led him to switch his passion to cars. After being a spectator at the Rally of Lebanon where fellow Emirati racing legend Mohammed Bin Sulayem was fighting for the title, the action surrounding the event and the level of competition during that particular race attracted Bin Jabr to make a switch to rallying. Soon after graduating he signed with Ford Factory Abu Dhabi Rally Team for the 2007-08 season. Bin Jabr drove the Ford Fiesta S2000 M-sport in six rallies and also won 'Best Driver Award' in 2008. He has set records for fastest times in the 2015 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, while driving a Tok Sport-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X in the Group N category. and is said to be one of the worlds youngest billionaires.
Work
After returning back to the United Arab Emirates from New York, Bin Jabr brought back with him the world renowned Italian restaurant brand Cipriani S.A. to open up with his brother on the Yas Island. He went alongside Giuseppe Cipriani to create the first Cipriani Japanese concept Yotto. He sold his shares at the Yas Island Yacht Club project later that year which consisted of a nightclub, members club and two restaurants for an undisclosed amount. He acquired a food service equipment trading and contracting company Emirates Kitchen Equipment after that, which he also uses to help finance restaurant owners looking for investments by supplying them kitchen equipment in exchange to cash, which made him become a partner in over 46 restaurants across the region and the largest restaurant owner in the UAE, Which he operates under both companies The Destination Hospitality and Edesia Capital.
Awards and achievements
*Youngest member of UAE national team (jet ski)
*Sheikh Rashid Humanitarian Award <ref name="thenationalstaff"/>
*‘Best Upcoming Driver Award’ in 2008 (Rally) <ref name="maggyparries"/>

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