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Tarek Kamel – Pioneer – Egypt’s First Connection to the Internet

Tarek Kamel established Egypt’s first connection to the Internet. FIRST national of a developing country to fill ICANN’s Senior Management position

Assignments:

Minister of Communication & Information, Egypt
Chairman – National Telecom Regulatory Authority
Board Member – Telecom Egypt
Board Member Egypt’s Private Public Technology Development Fund (TDF)

International:

ICANN appointed as Senior Adviser to its President
Senior Vice President of Global Government and IGO engagement. Thus making him the FIRST national of a developing country to fill ICANN’s Senior Management position
‘Top Minister in Africa with an ICT Profile’ – by South African Minstry of Communications (2015)

Education:

Ph.D : Electrical Engineering & Info Technology – Technical University of Munich
M.Sc : Electrical Engineering, Cairo University
B.Sc : Electrical Engineering, Cairo University

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Egypt

World’s Largest Camel Replica – Saudi Arabia : September 2019

A towering illuminated sculpture of a camel in Saudi Arabia has snagged the Guinness World Record for being the largest ever made.

It was unveiled at the Kingdom’s second Crown Prince Camel Festival in Taif .

The 10-meter wide and 4.65-meter high replica stands on a steel base against corrosion, and it is lit up by 51,000 lights.

The camel replica, located at the Camel Village of the Crown Prince Camel Festival, was unveiled by the President of the Saudi Camel Federation, Prince Fahd bin Jalawi.

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Saudi Arabia

Nizar Ibrahim selected as ‘ A Emerging Explorer’ by National Geographic Society : 2014

Dr Nizar Ibrahim – Vertebrate Paleontologist, Comparitive Anatomist and Evolutionary Morphologist

Currently:

Assistant Professor – University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Visiting Researcher – University of Portsmouth

Education:

Ph.D – in Paleontology , University College Dublin’s School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dublin (2011)
Postdoctoral experience in anatomy and bioinformatics, University of Chicago
B.Sc – Geology and Biology – University of Bristol (2006)

Books:

6 Books authored

Recognitions / Others :

Nizar Ibrahim’s ‘ Spinosaurus Discovery ‘ was named one of the ‘Top 20 Scientific Discoveries of the Decade’ by National Geographic – 2019
Member – National Geographic’s ‘Emerging Explorer Program’ – 2014
TED Fellow – 2015 (one of the 21 selected). First Paleontologist in the history of the program
Chicago’s ‘ 40 Under 40 ‘ – Crain’s Chicago Business – 2015

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German / Moroccan-German

Shamal Steel Arch Bridge, Ras Al Khaimah – World’s Longest Steel Bridge : March 2019

Shamal Steel Arch Bridge , Ras Al Khaimah, UAE is now the World’s longest steel bridge , certified by Guinness World Records.

It is planned to handle 2,000 vehicles per hour and includes a life expectancy of 104 years without any maintenance.

The bridge is a part of the second phase of Emirates Road as envisaged by the Ministry of Infrastructure, UAE

The former record was held by Poland’s 26m long bridge

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Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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
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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

IM’Hungry : World’s Largest Burger Restaurant – Saudi Arabia : December 2019

IM’ Hungry, Jeddah , Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest burger restaurant.

It has an area of 2,860 sq.m (30,784 feet) almost the size of 11 tennis courts.

Burgers are served with only fresh, non-frozen meat daily. The menu ranges a variety of dishes.

The record attempt took place in Jeddah on December 12th, 2019 and was certified by Guinness World Records.

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tunisia’s ‘National Dialogue Quartet’ Wins Nobel Peace Price : October 2015

The Quartet of Tunisian General Labour Union (UGGT), The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers were awarded the Nobel.

Winner of Nobel Peace Prize for helping building pluralistic democracy in Tunisia.

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Tunisia

Sudan Has Twice As Many Pyramids than Egypt

Sudan has more pyramids that Egypt. But steeper and smaller than those of ancient Egypt.

Nubian pyramids differ from Egyptian. They are built of stepped courses of horizontally positioned stone blocks and range from approximately 6 to 30 meters (20-98 ft) in height and result in tall narrow structures.

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Sudan

First & Only Player from Oman to Win a FA Cup Medal. Ali Al Habsi

Ali Al Habsi . Professional Footballer. Omani International Goal Keeper. Captain of Oman International Football Team.

First and only Player from Oman to Win a FA Cup Medal. Only player from the Gulf to have a successful career in Europe.

Played for Oman. Clubs overseas in Norway, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

Awards/ Recognitions: A few

-Norway’s Best Goal Keeper (2003-2004) / – Best Goal Keeper Award at Gulf Cup, 5 consecutive years – 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011 / -Oman won their 1st ever Gulf Cup (2009) with his leadership as Captain / Winners – Saudi Professional League (2017) / Winners – Saudi Super Cup (2018)

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OMAN