The Muhanna Foundation

The Muhanna Foundation (the Foundation), created in 1994, is a non-profit organization established in Switzerland with a sister organization in Beirut, Lebanon. It is dedicated to the promotion of continuing education tailored for professionals from the following sectors: municipal government, social security, pensions, insurance industry, and supervision in actuarially under-developed countries, in general and in the Arab World & East Africa in particular.

The Foundation organizes conferences, seminars and trainings in a variety of fields including insurance, investment and governance on a regular basis in the region of its operation. Additionally, the Foundation runs diploma programs, in Municipal Studies, Social Insurance and Actuarial Techniques.

In its commitment to education, the Muhanna Foundation provides awards and scholarships in the fields of Actuarial Science and Mathematics to students who are completing actuarial education in several countries, namely, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania and Yemen.

The Foundation operates as an official examination centre for actuarial students sitting for professional exams of the Society of Actuaries (United States Actuarial System) and the exams of the Institute of Actuaries (United Kingdom Actuarial System).

The Foundation has a long track record of providing services to UN Habitat, the World Bank, private sector institutions, academic institutions and other non-governmental organizations and agencies. We combine innovation and creativity with a world class team capable of delivering on large technical collaboration projects.

Finally, the Foundation publishes robust academic studies on a variety of social and economic topics that serve as starting points for broader policy discussions.

Further details on the Foundation’s activities since inception is available via the annual report archive http://muhanna.org/en/profiles/details/4