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- Country of residence: United States
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Adnan Mukhaiber Mujali is a Palestinian scholar and businessman, born in 1963 in the town of Tubas in the West Bank in Palestine , to a farmer father and a family that included nine brothers and sisters. He is married and has seven children.
Adnan Majli is the Chairman of Majli Investment Group in the United States . He received his undergraduate degree from Yarmouk University in Jordan in 1981, and his PhD from the University of Exeter in England in 1989 , after which he began his career at the University of Rochester in New York . Majli has achieved more than 700 patents in his research and scientific career , and he has also invented medicines for incurable diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's , which has earned him many awards such as Man of the Year in the United States in the field of medical and humanitarian service in 2008 from BIZlife magazine. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011. In the same year, he received the Medal of Excellence and Creativity from the Palestinian Authority .
His educational career
He obtained his bachelor's degree with distinction in 1981 from Yarmouk University in Jordan , and was appointed as a teaching assistant there. He received a scholarship from the European Union in 1987. The scholarship prepared him to study medicinal chemistry in Britain and obtain his master's and doctorate degrees from the Universities of Salford and Exeter . In 1989, he completed his doctorate in a record time of no more than 18 months. He holds a doctorate in medicinal chemistry. The doctorate he obtained from the University of Exeter was in the field of atherosclerosis and the manufacture of drugs that prevent clots.
His career
Between 1991-1994, Adnan Majli was the lead researcher in medicinal chemistry at Merck Research Laboratories . Between 2004-2010, Adnan Majli served as the Director of Sega Technologies , through which medical and biological solutions were developed and marketed. The company is based in the United States . Its most prominent product is an orally administered antiviral drug called Tepox for the treatment of orthopoxic infections . Sega Technologies was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York .
Between 2004-2010, Adnan Majli was the director of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center .
Between 2006-2010, Adnan Majli served as Director of the High Point Foundation for Economic Development. During his scientific and professional career, Majli obtained more than 700 patents and published more than 40 scientific articles.
He worked for Merck Pharmaceuticals for four years, and spent a similar period at Antogen , where he headed medical research. Magli founded Transtech Pharma , which has witnessed great success and is described as a “medical empire,” and chaired its board of directors, stressing that it is a company specializing in medical research aimed at eliminating chronic diseases, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Magli’s company succeeded in discovering and developing a new drug to treat diabetes that activates a specific gene in the intestines and body and helps control blood sugar levels, treat obesity and high cholesterol without complications, unlike other drugs. Magli’s company also succeeded in finding a new drug that helps treat type 2 diabetes, as it stimulates a specific gene to absorb excess sugar and burn it biologically through the liver, which is described as a scientific success that helps end the suffering of millions with medications that cause coma in some cases.
Regarding Alzheimer’s, Magli’s company succeeded in discovering a new drug in 2006 called “TTP488” that works to achieve a balance for the gene that causes the disease. According to media reports, once the Alzheimer's drug was discovered, the giant Pfizer made a fantastic offer to Majli and signed a contract with him for about $178 million to obtain full rights to manufacture and market, in addition to a percentage of profits and 21% of the annual income from drug sales for thirty years. Adnan Majli is the CEO of Majli Executive Group ( MIG) , whose activities are distributed in Palestine and the United States and which includes many companies such as Majli Energy Company, Majli Monitoring Company, Majli and Partners for Construction and Contracting Company (MICC), Majli Exchange Company, (MIGAG), (ZAIN) and many other companies. Adnan Majli invented the first robot that speeds up the stages of drug discovery, as it performs 90% of the manual work of the scientist, and was able to reduce the team of scientists from sixty to six.
His social activities
Majli has established many charitable associations and works in Palestine , in order to help and support his people. Among his most prominent establishments is the Dr. Adnan Majli Educational Charitable Association, which Dr. Adnan Majli funds, believing in the slogan “Education is a right for all.” Adnan Majli regularly donates his own money to university students through his association and Al-Quds University, and this was evident in 2007, when he provided 85 scholarships. In addition to his research interests, Majli manages many investments in the agricultural, tourism, and construction sectors. He believes that there is a national duty on the Palestinians, who have success stories in the world, towards their homeland to come and invest in it. He believes that the donations that these people provide to their people are not the appropriate means to build a national economy, and he adds: “Why doesn’t every person abroad allocate only 10% of their capital to invest in Palestine in the fields of agriculture and industry?” He also owns Majli Investment Company, which includes a concrete factory, factories, and maintenance units based in Tubas, which employs more than 60 workers. In 2017, Adnan Majli established the first Palestinian medical research center under the umbrella of Al-Quds University , to be the first and largest medical research center in Palestine and the Arab world.
Achievements and Awards
Awards and Achievements
Adnan Majli has received numerous awards for his research, studies and development of drugs that treat incurable diseases. These include the Fast 50 Awards for the fastest growing companies, and the Helios Foundation Award for Excellence in Creativity and Innovation. In 2008, Adnan Majli was elected Man of the Year in the United States . Adnan Majli was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2011 but did not win the award. He commented on this by saying: “There was no discrimination or bias towards any of the candidates other than him. These are nominations and I am proud to have been nominated for them, adding that his presence among his people is the greatest honor for him.” [ In 2011, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas awarded him the Medal of Creativity and Excellence for the year 2011. In addition, Adnan enjoys popularity in the Palestinian street through his generous donations to students, universities, and the Palestinian people. It is not unlikely that Adnan Majali will begin his political career and settle in Palestine in order to serve the Palestinian people and cause.
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