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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)

First Saudi Woman to Head a Bank. Chairman, Saudi British Bank – Lubna Olayan : June 2019

Lubna Suliman Olayan (aka) Lubna Olayan . Business Woman. Business Executive. Philanthropist.

Breaking the Glass ceiling :

Firsts:

The Saudi British Bank (SABB ) and Alawwal (First) Bank have appointed Lubna Olyan as the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the merged banks, to become the first Saudi woman to hold this position.
First woman in Saudi history to deliver an opening keynote at a major conference in Saudi Arabia – Jeddah Economic Forum (Jan 2004)

-Chairman – Saudi British Bank and Alawwal Bank – merger / Former CEO – Olayan Financing Company

-On the Board of several Saudi Arabian and International Companies etc…

Awards/Honours :

-One of the Top 100 most influential people of 2005 – Time magazine / Forbes list of Most Powerful Women

-Awarded Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year (2010) etc…

Education :

-MBA : Business Management, Kelly’s School of Business, University of Indiana, USA / Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture : Cornell University, USA

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Saudi Arabia

Lamia Tazi – CEO – Sothema, Morocco : Jan 2020

Lamia Tazi appointed as the new CEO of the Moroccan pharmaceutical company Sothema.

Other positions:

-Vice President – Moroccan Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (AMIP) / Member of Executive Board – Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX) / Member of Board of Directors – National Agency for Evaluation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Scientific Research (ANEAQ)

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Morocco

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber – Billionaire Businessman and Philanthropist

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber – Businessman – Founder, Chairman and CEO – MBI Group

Companies include:

Jadawel International Construction & Development – residential compounds in Saudi Arabia
Continentoil – oilfield services and petroleum company
AJWA Group for Food Industries – shareholder

JJW Hotels & Resorts
Amarante , 4 star hotels in France, Portugal and Egypt
Median , 3 star hotels in France
Grand Hotel, Vienna, Austria
Palais Corso, Vienna’s shopping & office complex
The Elton Collection, London
list not complete

Philanthropy :

MBI Al Jaber Foundation, UK registered charity – focus in the fields of education, cultural dialogue and good governance

Other/s :

Founding Patron and Donor of the ‘London Middle East Institute’ at SOAS
Endowed Chair – MBI Al Jaber Chair in Middle East Studies, at SOAS, University of London
MBI Al Jaber Building, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
The MBI Al Jaber Grand Hall, University of Westminister

Board/s:

Advisor Board, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics (LSE)
Nominated as UNESCO’s Special Envoy – Personal Representative for ‘education, human rights, tolerance and culture to build peace and democracy

Book:

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber. Yes, Arabs can too

Honours & Awards :

2002. Awarded Honorary Fellowship at the School of Oriental and African Studies

2004. Awarded Doctorate of Letters from University of Westminster

2004. Awarded Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, from City University, London

2005. Appointed UNESCO Special Envoy for Education, Tolerance and Cultures

2005. Awarded UNESCO Medal on the occasion of the organisation’s 60th anniversary

2005. Awarded a Gold Medal by the French Government for services to Tourism and Culture.

2007. Awarded Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation Gold Medal

2007. Appointed UN Spokesperson for Global Forums on Reinventing Government

2008. Nominated as Trialog Institut “Person of the Year”

2008. Appointed Chairman of Mediterranean Peace Forum

2010. Awarded Honorary Fellowship at University College London

2012. Awarded ISESCO (Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Gold Medal

2013. Awarded a Senatorship by MODUL University

2017. Received Dialogue of Cultures Award

Others:

Listed in Bloomberg Billionaire Index – n.194 – 2018
Listed in Sunday Times Rich List – n. 18 – May 13th, 2018

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Saudi Arabia

Issad Rebrab – Algeria’s Billionaire Businessman

Issad Rebrab – Founder & CEO – Cevital .

The 6th person listed in the Forbes 2020 African Billionaire Ranking.

A leader in food processing industries.

Cevital is the holding company. Algeria’s biggest privately held company. Own one of the largest sugar refineries in the world.

Other subsidiaries are :

Samha Home Appliances (Samsung Electronics)
Mediterranean Float Glass
Cevitas Minerals
Baticompos
CeviAgro
Nolis SpA
Hyundai Motor Algeria (HMA)
COGETP (Compagnie Générale des Équipements de Travaux Public) -Volvo and SDLG (China)
Associated Car & Truck Specialists (ACTS)
Prainsa Cevico Algeria
Metal Sides
Profilur
Evcon
Cogetp
Cevicar – Car Renting
Future Media
Cevital Minerals
Numilog
Numidis

Global Acquisitions:

Groupe Brandt – French Home Appliances
Luchini – Italian Steel Maker
German Water Purification Company
Oxxo – France (Premade window and door systems)
Alas – Spain (Window and door aluminium frames)

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Algeria