Badr Jafar is an Emirati business executive, social entrepreneur, and the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Business and Philanthropy, UAE. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Enterprises, a diversified business operating across nine sectors in 24 countries, and President of Crescent Petroleum, the first independent and privately-owned petroleum company in the Middle East. 

Badr was awarded the First-Class Order of Zayed II by the UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He serves as an Advisory Committee member of ENACT ('Energy Action'), which works to advance sustainable prosperity and progress by helping shape the future of energy. He is also a Board Member of the Dubai International Chamber and serves on the Advisory Committee of the UAE-UK Business Council. 

Badr serves in leadership and advisory roles across humanitarian aid and international development, strategic philanthropy, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, education, and the arts, including The King's Trust International Committee, the International Rescue Committee, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation. In 2010, he founded the Pearl Initiative, a non-profit organisation promoting corporate transparency and accountability across the Gulf Region in partnership with the United Nations Office for Partnerships.