Ali Jamal

Spear’s Review

Ali Jamal is a former Kuwaiti army officer and Julius Baer ex-banker. He launched Azura Partners in 2019, saying that he had ‘big plans for the future of the firm’. With offices now up and running in London, Monaco, Dubai, Geneva, New York, Miami and Singapore, Jamal’s ambitious dreams have come to fruition. 

Jamal focuses on ‘very UHNW’ global clients, who tend to be highly entrepreneurial. His firm also offers family office services, investment advisory and ‘innovative club deals’.

He tells Spear’s he is proud of the fact that Azura operates on a partnership model, with ‘a young, diverse and international team’. ‘We are all owners of the firm, thus instilling a sense of autonomy across our entire employee base to always act in the best interest of the client and be their first line of defence,’ he says.

In April 2025, Azura Partners announced that Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager with more than $110 billion in assets under management, would acquire a stake in the firm.

Adviser Profile

Ali Jamal is the founder and CEO of Azura Partners, a leading independent wealth advisory firm serving UHNWIs, family offices and institutions across the globe. Known for his strategic insight and calm authority, Ali brings a rare combination of military discipline, engineering precision and deep private banking expertise.

Before founding Azura, he was Managing Director and Head of Key Clients Emerging Markets at Julius Baer. His early career includes a decade as an officer in the Kuwaiti Army. Ali holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has completed executive education at Cornell and Harvard. He is trusted by clients who value intelligence, discretion and global perspective.