Mounir Nakhla
Mounir Nakhla | |
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 Mounir Nakhla, CEO and Co-founder of Halan. Image sourced from wanda.com, August 2020. | |
| Born | Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation | CEO of Halan and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of Halan |
Editor: Charissa Cassels
Mounir Nakhla, an Egyptian[1], is the co-founder and CEO of Halan, a logistics and ride-hailing company that is based in Cairo, Egypt.[2] Halan was founded together with Ahmed Mohsen who acts as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Halan.[3] Mohamed Aboulnaga became Chief Commercial Officer of Halan and Dina Ghabbour became the Chief Marketing Officer.[4] Halan was founded in April 2017 and was launched in November 2017.[5] Nakhla was inspired to start Halan after witnessing the success of Gojek, an Indonesian ride-hailing and e-payments company founded by Nadiem Makarim.[6]
Nakhla has a background in microfinance[7] and is an entrepreneur.[8]
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History
He obtained his Bachelor of Science in International Business Studies from the European Business School in 2000. Nakhla has a Master’s of Science in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics which he obtained in 2003.
He has formed part of the Environmental Quality International (EQI’s) board since 2000 and became the EQI’s Managing Partner in 2008. His contribution within the EQI was to work towards becoming Egypt’s leading micro-financing consultancy, operating in sustainable eco-tourism and micro-finance loan-tracking software industries.
In late 2009[9], Nakhla established Mashroey, asset-based microfinance, lightweight transportation[10] company, that focuses on selling two and three-wheelers. It has since added electronics, electrical appliances and affordable housing to its portfolio of products. Mashroey has more than 100 branches and outlets across Egypt.
Nakhla has also established a microfinance company, Tasaheel. Tasaheel was established in August 2015 and has opened more than 200 licensed branches across Egypt and employs more than 6000 (2020) people.[11] The company aims to assist low-income earners to generate more money in order to improve their standard of living.[12]
Investments
Nakhla invested 20 percent of the seed capital in Halan.[13]
Achievements
Nakhla was selected to join the Global Endeavor Network during the 85th International Selection Panel in February 2018, in San Francisco.[14]
References
- ↑ Mr Mounir Nakhla - Company check. Retrieved 19 August, 2020.
- ↑ Mounir Nakhla - Endeavor. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Egypt ’s Transport Startup Halan Raises $15 million in a Series B round - Afrikan Heroes. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Halan Competes With Uber And Careem For Ride-Hailing Supremacy - Nilefm. Retrieved 19 August, 2020.
- ↑ In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan - wamda. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Egyptian tuk-tuk start-up Halan to expand to Ethiopia - ahramonline. Retrieved 11 August, 2020.
- ↑ Egyptian tuk-tuk start-up Halan to expand to Ethiopia - The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Halan, Africa’s fastest-growing app; 1 million downloads, 10 million rides - Magnitt. Retrieved 19 August, 2020.
- ↑ Mashroey - Ghabbour Auto. Retrieved 20 August, 2020.
- ↑ With new app, Halan looks to tuk-tuk travellers in Egypt - Arab News. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Mounir Nakhla - Endeavor. Retrieved 10 August, 2020.
- ↑ Mashroey - Ghabbour Auto. Retrieved 20 August, 2020.
- ↑ Egypt's Halan Is Keen To Dominate The Ride-Hailing Space For Two And Three-Wheelers - Entrepreneur Middle East. Retrieved 11 August, 2020.
- ↑ Halan, Africa’s fastest-growing app; 1 million downloads, 10 million rides - Magnitt. Retrieved 19 August, 2020.