About

Djaffar Shalchi is the founder and Executive Director of Move Humanity, a global initiative to mobilize at least one percent of the wealth of the world’s super-rich for the Sustainable Development Goals. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Shalchi immigrated to Denmark as a child and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in constructional engineering from the Copenhagen University College of Engineering. He started his own construction company, which flourished rapidly and allowed him to successfully build up many property companies.  After attaining such prosperity in the property development business, Shalchi decided to dedicate his time and fortune to eradicating extreme poverty.