The Late Hisham Adeeb Hijjawi

 

FOUNDER AND FIRST CHAIRMAN

 


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Hisham A. Hijjawi served the Foundation since its inception in 1981 until his premature death in 1990

We shall always be inspired by his dedication to work and his devout belief in the mission of the Foundation.

  • Born in the city of Nablus, Palestine in 1931, studied at An Najah College, and worked in the education field for two years.
  • Traveled to Kuwait in 1953, and worked there, he succeeded in business due to his continuous hard work, his success did not take him away from the people need to support. He believed that human development is achieved by advanced technical education in order to understand frequent technologies changes.
  • He supported technical education, then he endowed much of his wealth for the Foundation.
  • He passed away on April 5, 1990.