Mr Makram Azar

KANDO id: 33639

Bio

Mr Azar joined KKR in 2008. He is head of KKR's Middle East and North Africa operations and is based in Dubai. Mr Azar's role includes sourcing opportunities for infrastructure and private equity investments in these regions. He spent 18 years at Lehman Brothers most recently as Managing Director, Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Chairman of Media Investment Banking for Europe and the Middle East, based in Dubai. Mr Azar holds a Master's Degree in Management and Finance from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris and a BA in Applied Economics from the University Paris-IX Dauphine.