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Greatest Distance on a Motocross Bike in 24 Hours (1 day) : Ali Abdo Ali : June 2017

Ail Abdo Ali . Adventurer. Long Distance Motor Cycle Rider. Entrepreneur.

Ali Abdo Ali broke the previous world record for the greatest distance on a motocross bike in 24 hours (or 1 day), by an indivdual – by reaching 613.km (381.2 miles) mark.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

First Arab to achieve a world record on a motorcycle.

2nd Record held by him:

-Largest distance travelled in Egypt by motorcycle in 7 days – January 15th, 2016 , He travelled 5,864 km on his motorcycle across Egypt in 7 days.

Founder : Around Egypt on a motorcycle

Ambassador of ‘ No Place like Egypt’

www.aliabdo.net

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EGYPT

Fadi Ghandour. Business Leader. Jordan

Fadi Ghandour. Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist.

-Co-Founder : Aramex . The Middle East’s First courier company with operations beginning from Jordan, 1982. First Arab company to be listed on Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

-Co-Founder or Maktoob.com, later acquired by Yahoo! for USD 85 million dollars (2010).

-Executive Chairman – Wamda Ventures

-Managing Partner – MENA Venture Investments

Non-Profit:

Founder and Chairman – Ruwwad. Focus on Child Development, Youth Organising and Community Support.

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pix: commons.wikimedia.org / Rawan Khawaldeh

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JORDAN – LEBANON

Suliman S. Olayan – Business Leader. Saudi Arabia

Suliman S. Olayan (aka) Sulaiman Saleh Olayan. Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Investor. Philanthropist.

Founder of the Olayan Group

Among the group’s international partners are :

Alpha Graphics , BP Solar , Credit Suisse , Carrefour , HSBC, JP Morgan , Chase Manhattan, Coca-Cola, Bechtel , Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs, Kimberly-Clark, Sama Airlines , Colgate-Palmolive , CS First Boston , Toshiba, Xerox, Burger King, Kraft Foods, Baxter International , Occidental Petroleum , Cardinal Health, Scania AB, Texas Chicken , and much more.

www.olayan.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Djilali Mehri . Business Leader. Algeria

Djilali Mehri. Business Leader . Connoiseur of Arts. Philanthropy.

Pepsi Algeria – Chairman and CEO
SIEHA (Algerian Real Estate and Hotel Operation Company) a venture with Accor Hotels, Algeria (IBIS and NOVOTEL brands) – Chairman and CEO
GIMMO (Groupe d’Investisseurs du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient) – Founder and CEO
Daouia Farms – Founder

Political:

Independent MP , Algerian Parliament (1997)

Arts:

Owns one of the most important collection of Orientalist works

www.groupe-mehri.com

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ALGERIA

Fahad Badar – First Arab Male to Double Summit in a Single Expedition : Qatar 2019

Fahad Badar. Business Leader. Adventurer. High Altitude Climber. Mountaineer.

Business Leader : Executive General Manager, Chief – International Banking – Commercial Bank of Qatar-

Some Records:

2019 -Fahad Badar made history by becoming the first Arab male to double summit both Mount Everest and Lhotse in a single expedition.
2020 – Climbed the highest mountain in the Antartic, Mount Vinson at 4,892m, reaching the summit on January 02nd, 2020. The expedition included 2 guides and 9 team members.

Education:

-MBA : Durham University, U.K.

www.fahadbadar.com

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QATAR

Darin Hachem – Fashion Designer. Milan based , Namesake Label.

Darin Hachem – Fashion Designer

Co-Founder – ‘Darin Hachem’ label . Milan, Italy. Alongwith Mexican Fernando Gallardo.

Education:

-Central Saint Martins, London

-Masters Degree in Fashion Design, Womens Wear – Instituto Marangoni, Italy

www.darinhachem.com

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LEBANESE

Georges Hobeika – Haute Couture Fashion Designer : Beirut,Paris.

Georges Hobeika. Fashion Designer of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing.

First Atelier opened in Beirut, Lebanon in 1995. Subsequently followed up with another opened up in Paris, France.

Has 4 lines : Georges Hobeika Couture / Georges Hobeika Bridal / Georges Hobeika Signature / GH by Georges Hobeika.

Guest member of ‘Chambre Syndicate de la Haute Couture’.

International highlight: Miss USA Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss. Universe 2012 while wearing a Georges Hobeika gown for the final evening gown segment of the competition.

www.georgeshobeika.com

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pix: commons.wikemedia.org / beyrouth / Georges Hobeika – Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2011

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LEBANON

World’s Highest Suspended Hotel Suite in the Clouds – St. Regis – Abu Dhabi (UAE) : April 2016

St. Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi. The new iconic Nation Tower development in Abu Dhabi.

Highest suspended Presidential suite in the world. High up in the air at over 200 meters.

Housed in a sky bridge joining two towers. It is positioned between the National Towers’ 48th and 49th floor.

Guests can fly in their choppers, land on the helipad atop the National Tower and be whisked away directly to the Abu Dhabi suite by a private elevator.

The suite is over 1,120 square meters (11,600 sq. ft) of luxury. Features a 2-level luxury majlis, 3 beautiful bedrooms, luxurious Spa, movie theatre alongwith kitchen, dining rooms and a fully equipped gym.

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Omar K Alghanim : CEO – Alghanim Industries and Chairman- Gulf Bank : Kuwait

Omar K Alghanim (aka) Omar Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim – CEO of Alghanim Industries and Chairman of Gulf Bank.

Others:

-Co-Founder & Board member INJAZ – Al Arab / Chairman – INJAZ Kuwait

Others, International:

-Chair – World Economic Forum’s – MENA Regional Business Council (2014)

-Member – Leadership Council for Harvard Kennedy’s School’s Centre for Public Leadership (2018)

-Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisor (2018)

-Harvard Business School’s MENA Advisory Board (2015)

-Chairman of Family Business Council – Gulf (FBCG) (2018)

-Listed Top 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2019 – GulfBusiness.com

Education:

-M.BA : Harvard Business School (2002) / BS : Business Commerce, New York University’s – Stern School of Business (1997)

www.omaralghanim.com

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KUWAIT

Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Awarded ‘Woman Icon of the Year : 2017

Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Chairwoman and CEO – Pyramedia Group. Media Personality (aka) Oprah Winfrey of the Arab World. Production House. Philanthrophy.

Pyramedia has offices in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, London and New York.

-Board Member and CEO – Pyramedia Media Production and Consultancy / CEO – Al Joude Investments / Al Joude Advertising & Publicity / CEO- Delma Medical Centre / Founder and Chairman – Nashwa Foundation .

Firsts:

-Youngest female personality on Arab TV – ‘ Qatar TV ‘

-First to set up ‘Middle East Film Festival’ and Emmy Award in Middle East / Involved in providing cast for the Hollywood production for ‘Pirates of the Carribbean’ / Co-Founder and Board Member – Abu Dhabi Film Festival / Member – International Academy of TV, Arts and Sciences

Production:

Winner Award Winning Production of ‘The Millions Poet and ‘Prince of Poet’
Involved in the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin

Awards:

One of the Winners of ‘Arabian Business Saudi Awards, Ritz Carlton Hotel-Riyadh – (2019)
Woman Icon of the Year 2017 at Middle East Leadership Award (2017)
Emirates Woman Award , Category: Innovation (2017)
Listed ‘Forbes 100 Most Powerful Arab Business Woman’
Listed in Arabian Business 100 Smartest People in the UAE
One of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV – Hollywood Reporter Magazine (2014)

www.pyramedia.biz

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EGYPT