Besides being longtime UH supporters, the Dakri family has long worked for the betterment of the African American, Mexican American, and South Asian communities.
A prominent Houston family has just made a sizable investment in the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business. The Dakri family has pledged $4 million in support of Bauer College's new Center for Economic Inclusion, which aims to develop minority entrepreneurship and business development.
Asif and Julie Lynn Dakri, Khaleda and Musa Dakri, and Faizel Dakri have gifted $4M to UH. Photo courtesy of the Dakri family/University of Houston
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