Category: RECORDS IN ME & AFRICA*

Moncef Slaoui appointed by US President Trump to Lead Covid-19 Vaccine Team : May 2020

Moncef Slaoui (aka) Moncef Mohamed Slaoui, immunology expert, has been appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump to head up the U.S. Government’s development of vaccine to treat coronavirus disease in ‘ Operation Warp Speed ‘.

Last Post Held:

  • Head of GlaxoSmithKline’s Vaccine Department

Education :

  • Ph.D – Molecular biology and Immunology – Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • MBA – International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne,
  • M.S. – Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • B.S. – Biology – Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Awards / Honours:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Science – Gettysburg College (2017)
  • ’25 of the Most Influential People in Biopharma Today’ – by FierceBiotech (2012)
  • ‘The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ – by Fortune (2010)
  • ‘World’s Top 100 Medicine Makers’ – by The Medicine Makers (2018)

Books/ Papers Published:

Several

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American / Belgian-American / Moroccan

Sultan Qaboos of Oman , Arab World’s Longest Serving Ruler – January 2020

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of the Sultanate of Oman, the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East and Arab World at the time of his demise, January 10th, 2020.

A 15th generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said. Aceded the throne on July 23rd, 1970.

More details can be googled about his 50 years as the absolute Monarch of the Sultanate of Oman.

Awards/ Honours:

  • Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria  (Austria, 31 March 2001)
  •  Member 1st Class of the Order of Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
  •  Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (Brunei, 15 December 1984)
  •  Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile (Egypt, 1976)
  •  Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France, 31 May 1989)
  •  Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)
  • Jawarhlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (India, 2004 – award yet to be presented)
  •  Recipient of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia , 1st Class or Adipurna (Indonesia)
  •  Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi (3 March 1974) (Iran)
  •  Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (Iran, 14 October 1971)
  •  Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 22 April 1974)
  •  Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan)
  •  Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (Jordan)
  •  Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great (Kuwait, 28 December 2009)
  •  Collar of the Order of Merit (Lebanon)
  •  Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm  (DMN) (Malaysia, 1991)
  •  Collar of the Order of the Throne (Morocco)
  •  Grand Cross of the Orde of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)
  •  Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 2012)
  •  Recipient of the Nishan-e-Pakistan, 1st Class (Pakistan)
  •  Collar of the Order of the Independence (Qatar)
  •  Recipient of the Badr Chain (Saudi Arabia)
  •  Decoration 1st class (December 1971) and Collar (23 December 2006) of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
  •  Member 1st Class of the Order of Temasek (Singapore , 12 March 2009)
  •  Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (South Africa), 1999)
  •  Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain, 13 December 1985)
  •  Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
  •  Collar of the Order of Umayyad (Syria)
  •  Collar of the Order of Independence (Tunisia)
  •  Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (Tunisia)
  •  Collar of the Order of Etihad (Order of the Federation) (UAE)
  •  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) (United Kingdom, 8 July 1976)
  •  Knight of Justice (KStJ, 8 November 1976) and Bailiff Grand Cross (GCStJ, 19 March 1984) of the Venerable Order of Saint John (United Kingdom)
  •  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) (United Kingdom, 28 February 1979)
  •  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) (United Kingdom, 18 March 1982)
  •  Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (United Kingdom, 27 November 2010)

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The Sultanate of Oman

Miriam Merad elected to U.S’s ‘National Academy of Sciences’ : May 2020

Immunologist Dr. Miriam Merad elected to the prestigious American National Academy of Sciences.

Presently:

  • Professor – Cancer Immunology
  • Director – Precision Immunology Institute , ICahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
  • Vice President – International Union of Immunological Sciences

Awards:

  • William B Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic & Tumour Immunology (2018)
  • Leukemia Research Foundation Award (2006)
  • Member – U.S. National Academy of Sciences
  • Member – American Society for Clinical Investigation

Education:

  • M.D. – Algiers 1 University / – Paris Diderot University
  • PhD – Stanford University

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American / French-Arab / Algeria

Ayanleh Souleiman – Athlete – Indoor World Record – 2016

Ayanleh Souleiman (aka) Hassan Ayanleh (aka) Hassan Ayanleh Souleiman winner – Indoor World Record for 1000 metres at Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden.

Middle distance runner with a specialisation in 1500 metres

Awards:

  • Indoor World Record for 1000 metres – Globengalan event, Stockholm, Sweden (2016)
  • Winner – Men’s 1000 metres – IAAF Diamond League Record – (2016)
  • Winner – Bowerman Mile – Prefontaine Classic, Hayward field, Oregon (2014)
  • Bronze Medal – World Championships in Athletics, Moscow (2013)
  • Silver Medal – 1500 metres – African Championships in Athletics (2012)
  • Winner – 1500 metres – Pan Arab Games, Doha (2011). Won Djibouti’s first medal in the competition.

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Djibouti

Latifa Al Afraoui – Wins ‘World Music Award – 2004

Latifa (aka) Latifa Bint Alaya Al Arfaoui – Tunisian pop singer and actress

Award:

Winner – World Music Award – Best selling artist in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for her album ‘Ma Etrohsh Ba’ed’ (Don’t go away).

Lives in Tunisia, UAE and Egypt

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Tunisia

Nawal El Moutawakel – Olympian – Gold Medallist .

Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984

Positions :

  • Minister for Youth and Sports, Morocco – 2007
  • Council Member – International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) – 1995
  • Council Member – International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 1998
  • President – Assocation Marocaine des Sports ets Development (AMSD)
  • Vice-President – Moroccan Royal Federation of Athletics

Firsts :

  • First Woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  • First Moroccan to win an Olympic Gold Medal

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Morocco

Sofia Saidi Crowned ‘Miss Arab Next Top Model’ – June 2019

Sofia Saidi was crowned winner from an international competition with contestants from 53 countries at a glittering ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon on June 29th, 2019

Education:

-Bachelor’s Degree: International Management

-2 Master’s Degrees : (1) Strategic Organizational an Technological Evolutionism – Pantheon-Assas University Paris II / (2) Master’s Degree : Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

pix: worldfashionmedianews.com

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Morocco / Paris, France

Hany El Behairy first Egyptian to join Carrousel du Louvre Fashion Show in Paris : January 2020

Hany El Behairy – Haute Couture Fashion Designer. Egyptian couturier.

Famed designer Hany El Behairy has become the first Egyptian to participate in the Oriental Fashion Show at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, which was held on Monday, January 20 and entitled “The Wonders of the Silk Road.“

During the show, Behairy impressed audiences with a diamond-studded wedding gown, modeled by Egyptian actress Mai Omar. 

Numerous celebrities have worn designs from Behairy Haute Couture, including Yousra, Laila Elwy, Warda Al Gazaeria, Elham Shahin, Safaa Abu El Seoud, Latifa, Hanan Tork, Dalia El Behairy, Sabah, Ghada Abdel Razek, Shaimaa Saeed, and Poussu Shalaby.

Awards :

– Best Fashion Designer in Egypt (2001) / Best Fashion Designer in Cairo Cinema Festival (2009) / Best Fashion Designer in the Arab World (2005)/ Best Fashion Designer in Alexandria Cinema Festival (2014) etc.

-Award for the Best Fashion Designer of 2006 at Mediterranean Festival in Napoli along with the “Moda Week” festival in Italy

– Best Fashion Designer.” at ‘LUX Festival’ in Lebanon

– Behairy was honored by the Italian Ministry of Culture as well as the Mayor of Rome in 2006.

www.hanyelbehairycouture.com

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pix: egyptindependent.com

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Egypt

Khaldoon Al Mubarak : CEO & MD – Mubadala Investments -Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak . Leader. Emirati Entrepreneur. Businessman.

-CEO & MD – Mubadala Invesments Company

-Board Member (incl) First Abu Dhabi Bank, Aldar Properties, Ferrari etc.

-Executive Council Member of Emirate of Abu Dhabi / Chairman – Executive Affairs Office – Abu Dhabi

Sports:

-Chairman – Manchester City Football Club / Chairman: Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management Company (ADMM)

-Member Board of Trustees New York University

Awards:

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Star of the Order of the Italian Solidarity ‘(2007)

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (2013)

-Awarded the Grand Gwanghwa Medal, the highest class of the South Korean Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

-Awarded ‘Asian Business Leadership Forum Award (ABLF) 2016

-Listed as One of the 100 World’s Most Influential Arabs (2017) by Arabian Business

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pix : scoopempire.com

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

SKYLINE : World’s Largest Residential Building Project – on Track in Egypt – The Morshedy Group – Cairo, Egypt

Memaar Al Morshedy . One of the Egypt’s biggest Development and Real Estate Companies .

Founder : Mohamed Morshedy / CEO: Hasan Morshedy / Head of Sales: Rami Morshedy / Chairman of the Group: Hassan Sedky

The Morshedy group has begun construction on ‘SKLINE’ with a goal and vision to be the World’s Biggest Residential Project.

Memaar Al Morshedy in currently working on 14 different projects.

SKYLINE is based in the upcoming central area of Kattameya, Cairo.The development extends over 200,000 sq meters with parks and recreation facilities. It is planned to have about 13,500 apartments of various sizes.

Architect: One of the leading global archictects Mohamed Hadid / Local Designer: Raef Rahmy / International Design – Spanish Design Studio VDP Barcelona.

Guinness World Record Attempt Granted.

Plans for WORLD’s :

  • World’s Biggest Residential Project
  • World’s Biggest Rooftop Park in a building
  • World’s Biggest Infinity Swimming Pool
  • Egypt’s Biggest IMAX cinema-

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Hassan Morshedy with his father and the company’s founder Mohamed Morshedy
pix : forbesmiddleeast.com

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Egypt