Tim Collins

“So, let me first say congratulations to Mohammed, my dear friend,  and your family and everybody involved in this remarkable collection of philanthropic efforts that you’re celebrating.

I’ve known Mohammed for more than 20 years.  For a period of a decade we met all around the world.  I have to say I’ve known many many business leaders and philanthropists and Mohammed, in particular, is among the most creative driven professional, brilliant, entrepreneurial, in both his commercial and philanthropic activities.

Frankly, I think you know in a funny way, he has taken the best of his part of the world, where altruism is a part of the everyday life and their faith and friendship is paramount; and the lessons learned in Japan about about efficiency and data-driven decisions; and the West where entrepreneurial spirit is the animating spirit of of the Western economy.   And that mix is an amazing amalgamation that has created amazing things.

And then you couldn’t speak about the capstone of 75 years without speaking about the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT.   It is a remarkable data-driven, results-oriented, hands-on effort to address some of the world’s most intractable problems and gets results.

It is just like the other uh activities of of the Jameel organization.  It is brilliant. Tt is it is creative, and they won the Nobel Prize.  So, I guess that’s sort of all you need to know, is they won the Nobel Prize.

So, congratulations 75 years of remarkable, remarkable, achievements. . .   and here’s to another 75 years!

And Mohammed, in particular, here’s to the two of us enjoying the next 75 years together with  the friendship that we’ve shared that I so cherish.”

 

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