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First Somali-American Safiya Khalid elected to Maine City Council, USA : January 2020

Safiya Said Khalid (aka) Safiya Khalid . Politician.

Member of Lewiston, Maine City Council (January 06th, 2020) .

First Somali-American elected to the Lewiston City Council, Maine
Youngest ever at age 23, elected to the City Council of Lewiston (Ward 1), Maine

Work:

Gateway Community Services of Maine, Community Coordinator
Maine Democratic Party, Grassroots Organizer
Maine State House, Clerk
Maine Department of Labor, Intern

Education:

B.A. – Psychology, University of Southern Maine

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AMERICAN / SOMALI-AMERICAN

Walid Al-Moallem – Syria’s Veteran Top Diplomat

Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem (aka) Walid Al-Moallem. Diplomat.

Longest serving veteran Foreign Minister of Syria (2006- 2020). Also served concurrently as Deputy Prime Minister of Syria (2012-2020)

Passed away on November 16th, 2020

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SYRIA

Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa.

Held the post of First Prime Minister since Bahrain’s independence in 1971. Prime Minister for the longest serving term in Bahrain

Instituted Award:

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award for Bahraini Physician

Honours :

National : Bahrain :

Member 1st Class of the Order of Khalifa (19 October 1976)
Collar of the Order of Khalifa (19 December 1979)
Member Exceptional Class of the Order of Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa (21 October 2009)
Member 1st Class of the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance (13 December 2009)

Foreign :

Denmark : Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (1957)
France : Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (21 February 2004)
Iraq : Member 2nd Class of the Order of the Two Rivers (3 April 1952)
Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (30 January 1999)
Lebanon : Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar (1958)
Malaysia : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN, 30 January 2001)
Morocco : Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (23 March 2004)
Philippines : Grand Collar of the Order of Lakanduala (4 January 2007)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna (11 November 2001)
- Spain : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (4 December 1981)
Thailand : Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (12 April 2003)

Passed away November 11th, 2020

www.khalifabinsalman.bh

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BAHRAIN

Saeb Erekat . Leader. Veteran Peace Negotiator : November 10th, 2020

Dr. Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (aka) Saeb Erekat. Politician. Diplomat. Peace Negotiator

Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO (since 2015)
Chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee (upto 12 Feb 2014)
Negotiated the OSLO Accords with Israel
Member of the Palestinian Parliament for Jericho

Education:

PhD – Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Bradford, England (1983)
M.A. – Political Science , San Francisco State University, USA (1979)
B.A. – International Relations, San Francisco State University, USA (1977)

Passed away on November 10th, 2020. Laid to rest after Military Honours

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PALESTINE

CongressWoman Iman Jodeh – First Arab Woman to Win A Seat in Colorado State Legislature (US) – November 2020

Iman Mohamad Jodeh (aka) Iman Jodeh wins state house seat in Colorado by beating her Republican rival Robert Andrew.

-First Arab Muslim woman to win a seat in the Colorado State House Legislature representing the 41st District.

Activity, other:

Founder – Non-Profit : ‘Meet the Middle East’
Co-ordinator/ Community Activist : ‘Interfaith Alliance of Colorado’

Education:

Master’s – Public Policy, University of Colorado, Denver
B.A – Political Science

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Aurora neighborhood park on Oct. 22, 2020. (Eli Imadali, Special to The Colorado Sun) coloradosun.com

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AMERICAN – PALESTINIAN – ARAB AMERICAN

Rashida Tlaib Wins Re-Election to U.S. House : November 04th, 2020

Rashida Hariri Tlaib (aka) Rashida Tlaib – Politician. Lawyer.

Rashida Tlaib wins re-election to the U.S. House in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

She is serving as U.S. Representative since 2019.

-First Woman of Palestinian descent in Congress

-First Muslim Woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature. One of the First two muslim women elected to Congress along with Ilhan Omar.

-Member, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) / First DSA member to serve Congress along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Education:

-B.A (Political Science) – Wayne State University

-Juris Doctor – Western Michigan University Cooley law School (2014)

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pix: en.wikipedia.com / official congressional facebook page

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AMERICAN / PALESTINIAN / ARAB-AMERICAN

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

Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah : Ruler of Kuwait .

Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Emir of Kuwait.

The 15th Ruler of Kuwait. The 5th Emir – State of Kuwait. Commander-in-Chief of the Kuwait Military.

Emir of Kuwait : 29th January, 2006 – September 29th, 2020

Prime Minister of Kuwait : 2003 – 2006

Minister of Foreign Affairs : 1963 – 2003

Minister of Interior : 1978

Awards/ Honours:

Albania : Honorary Citizen of Tirana, Albania (12 April 2008)
Albania : Grand Cordon of the Skanderbeg’s Order (Decorated by President of Albania BEmir Topi on 27 May 2012)
Argentina : Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
Azerbaijan : Heydar Aliyev Order (14 June 2009)
Italy : Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 April 2010)
Mexico : Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (20 January 2016)
Spain : Collar of the Order of Civil Merit (23 May 2008)
Turkey : Collar of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey (21 March 2017)
United States : Legion of Merit, Chief Commander Degree (September 17, 2020)
United Nations : United Nations Humanitarian Leadership (9 September 2014)
International Organization for Migration : IOM Humanitarian Medal (24 November 2014)

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KUWAIT

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber : Director General – ADNOC & Chairman – MASDAR : Abu Dhabi (U.A.E)

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber .

-Minister of State, UAE

– Director General and Group CEO – ADNOC / Chairman – MASDAR / Chairman – UAE National Media Council / Chairman of the Board – Abu Dhabi Ports / Chairman of the Board – Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC) / Chairman – Sky News Arabia ….

On the Board of several Organisations etc..

International:

UN’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) – 2009
UAE’s Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change – 2010

Honours:

Named one of UN’s ‘Champions of the Earth’ – Category: Entrepreneurial Vision (2012)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) – 2013
Medal of National Order of Merit – Mauritania – 2013

Education:

Ph.D – Business and Economics, Coventry University, UK
M.BA -California State University, Los Angeles
BS – Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California

Others:

Advocate of Alternative Energy Sustainable Development

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