Pictured left to right: Asif and Julie Lynn Dakri, Khaleda and Musa Dakri, Faizel Dakri

Pictured left to right: Asif and Julie Lynn Dakri, Khaleda and Musa Dakri, Faizel Dakri

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$4 Million Dakri Family Gift Supports UH’s New Center for Economic Inclusion

Establishes Endowed Chair, Professorship and Research Endowment

The Dakri family has pledged $4 million to support the University of Houston’s new Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) in the C. T. Bauer College of Business. Just launched in May, the CEI’s programs build on Bauer’s award-winning SURE℠ program (Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship), which trains students in business development while simultaneously educating and enabling under-resourced entrepreneurs in the community to launch businesses.