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Who's Who in Arab Agriculture




        USA.                       Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE.  EMCIP; (1989-1995) Assistant Professor   Address: P.O. Box: 93,  Al Mugablain,
        Address:P.O.Box 1598, Pin-114,                        (Researcher); (1987-2000) Associate   Amman 11632, Jordan
        Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman  REHMANI, Mughees Farhat   Professor (Senior Researcher) – Wheat
       RAMIA, Fouad Abi            Area Sales Manager, K.I. Abdulkadir &  research Program  SAMUEL, John
        Chairman/ GM Abi Ramia Bros for   Partners, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Sales   Directorships:Najjar Agri & Trdg Co.;   Manager, Water  Bird Treatment
        Trade & Industry S.A.L., Lebanon  Manager MFR Scientific  Al Mourouj Agri & Trdg Co.  Chemicals, Dubai, UAE.
        Born:1945                  Born:Multan, Pakistan, 15 February   Memberships of professional   Born: 29 March 1952, Bombay, India
        Career:Bakery equipment    1965                       organization(s):Order of Engineers &   Address: P. O. Box 27126, Dubai, UAE
        manufacturer since after studies.  Career:1985 Started career as chemist   Architects of Lebanon  SAYED, Abdul Aziz Kheiri
        Directorships:Abi Ramia Bros S.A.L.   in pharmaceutical Ind. lab; 1987 joined   Address:P.O. Box 11-576 Beirut,   Agri. Engineer, GOZY, Jeddah,
        (1979)                     Marck & Co. which is MSD as Sales &   Lebanon         Saudi Arabia
        Membership(s) of professional   Marketing Manager. Since 1994, selling           Born:1 January 1955
        organization(s):Lebanese Industrialis   USDA/approved instruments in Middle   SADEK, Jehad Z.  Address:P.O.Box 45, Taif, Hada, Saudi
        Association; Beirut Chamber of   East Product Manager, Instrumentation   Deputy General Manager, Najjar Agri   Arabia
        Commerce                   for USDA and ASTM.         & Trdg Co., Beirut, Lebanon
        Address:P.O.Box 102, Mansurieh   Membership(s) of professional   Born:1954, Al Simkanieh, Lebanon  SYED, ABDUL HALEEM
        Mkalles, Lebanon           organization(s):Member of   Career:B.Sc. Agriculture  General  Manager, MBM Landscaping
                                   Pharmaceutical Society of Pakistan.  Directorships:Najjar Agri & Trdg Co.;   Division - Eta Group Of Companies,
       RASMI, Al-Khatib            Address:P.O.Box 9547, Jeddah 21423,   Al Mourouj Agri & Trdg Co.  Dubai.
        GM, Modern Irrigation Co. LLC, Seeb,   Saudi Arabia/611, A-1, P.G.E.H.S.,   Memberships of professional   Date of current appointment: Since
        Oman                       College Rd. Lahore, Pakistan   organization(s):Order of Engineers &   2007.
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        Born:9 March 1955, Jordan.                            Architects of Lebanon      Place and date of birth: India, 21
        Career:BSc in Plant Production and   REYES, Engr Rome G.  Address:P.O. Box 11-576 Beirut,   November 1954.
        Protection from Jordan University.   Sales Manager, Noor Trading &   Lebanon     Career history in brief: Horticultural
        Manager for Agriculture Materials Co.,   Contracting, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia       Scientist - ICAR ( 1978 - 1985);
        Oman branch for nine years. Present   Born:12 November 1963, Manila,   SALAAM, Abdulla Al-Abdul  Horticultural Specialist - Ministry of
        position since 1988.       Philippines                Chairman-CEO, Eight Agricultural   Agriculture & Fisheries ( 1985 - 1994
        Address: P.O.Box 870, P.C-111,   Career:Site Engineer (1985-1987),   Services, Muscat, Oman  ); Sr. Project Manager ( M/s. Assarain
        Muscat, Sultanate of Oman  Senior Estimator (1988-1989), Sales   Born:8 May 1955, Oman  / M/s. GDS / M/s. Al Ansari ) - 1994
                                   Coordinator (1989-1992)    Career:Involved in Family Business   - 2004.
       RASOUL, Saleh Abdel Dr.     Membership(s) of professional   prior to establishing self owned   Membership(s) of professional
        General Manager, Interbrand S.A.L.   organization(s):Association of Civil   activities.  organization(s): International
        (Libby-Nestle Group), Beirut, Lebanon  Engineers (ACE Saudi Chapter)   Directorships:Debeek Tours, Eight   Horticulture Society.
        Born:Egypt, 10 July 1941   Address:P.O. Box 6242, Jeddah,   Group                Address: P.O.Box: 5239, Dubai , Eta
        Career:(1991-Present) Interbrand   21442, Saudi Arabia  Memberships of professional   Star House, ( 7th Floor ), Opp. Reef
        S.A.L. General Manager; (1984-1991)                   organization(s): M.B.A. Association  Mall, Salahuddin Road, Deira, UAE.
        Nile Company Egypt General Manager;   RIAD, Nader Noshy  Address:P.O. Box 517, Muscat Postal
        (1975-1984) Interbrand S.A.L. Vice   Chairman, Riad Engineering & Trading   Code 113, Oman  SCHMITZ, Jr. Will
        President.                 Co., Cairo, Egypt                                     GM, Samam - Sawa Agriculture
        Membership(s) of professional   Address:9 Naguib El Reihani St., Cairo   SALIM SINNO  Material and Marketing Est., Riyadh,
        organization(s):American Chemical   11511, Egypt      Owner and G. Manager, Selim Grup   Saudi Arabia
        Society; American Food Technology                     Ziraat LTD., Oman          Born:3 June 1953 in Wisconsin, USA
        Institute.                RICHARD, John               Date of current appointment:1/1/2019  Career:Urban Rual Dev. Co., Dammam
        Address:Interbrand S.A.L. P.O. Box   General Manager,  Radwa Food   Born: Beirut 1953  (1978-81); Farm Manager, Hawaiian
        70-725 Beirut, Lebanon     Productions Co. Ltd., Saudi Arabia  Career: General manager of   Agronomics Co., Int'l (1982-84); GM,
                                   Address: P.O. Box 15053, Jeddah   AGRICULTURAL COOP CENTER    Saudi Arabian Marketing & Management-
       Ravi Shankar H.V            21444, Saudi Arabia        in Syria since 1979 to 2010------  Agriculture Division since 1988.
        General Manager, Areej Trading Est.,                  Owner and manager of Salim Sinno   Address:P.O.Box 18206, Riyadh
        Since1994.                RITCHIE, B.W.               and Partner in Lebanon 2010 to   11415, Saudi Arabia
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        Born: 25  May 1962, India  MD, Muna Noor Inc., Jibroo, Sultanate   2019----finally owner and manager of   Sean Holder.
        Address: P.O. Box: 2700,   of Oman                    Selim Gruup Ziraat ltd. 2019 up till   C.E.O, Supreme Foods Group, Riyadh,
        Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain  Born:4 September 1925, Scotland  now.                Saudi Arabia
                                   Career:British Army, ICI (India)   Directorships: Irrigation projects :   Born: 23 April 1970, Johannes Burg,
       Raymond Habib Kalpakji      Group (1949-1973), Muna Noor Inc.   studies and excursion-water treatment   South Africa
        Chairman, Rimco Int'l Co. Damascus,   (1974-present)  and filtration projects—many projects   Career: 1992-2001 Cadbury;
        Syria                      Directorships:MD, Chemicals &   in Syria and Arab countries.  2001-2005 Master Foods;
        Born: Aleppo, 22-09-1929   Fibres (India); Muna Noor Inc.    Address: Mersin-Mizitly - Turkey  2005-2007 Reckitt Benckiser;
        Address: Parliament Street, Consulate   Address:P.O.Box 1598, Jibroo, Post       Directorships: Ross Antolia, Director;
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        of Thai Building, 3 Floor , P.O.Box:   Code 114, Sultanate of Oman  Salim Pathan  Ross Haymana, Director; Alrospana,
        1314 or 7836, Damascus, Syria                         General Manager, Qatar Flour Mills Co.,   Chairman
                                  SABRY, Sami Reda Saber      Doha, Qatar                Address: Al Mongoria Bldg., Omar Bin
       RAZA SOOMAR                 Director of Plant Resources Division   Date of Current Appointment: 2010   Abdul Aziz Street, P. O. Box: 86909,
        Managing Director, RNZ International,   and Head of Biodiversity program, The   Address: P.O.Box: 1444, Doha, Qatar   Riyadh 11632, Saudi Arabia.
        Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE      Arab Center for the Studies of Arid and
        Born: India                Dry Land (ACSAD), Syria   Sami Kamal, Dr.            SEDRATI, Azeddine
        Career history in brief: Raza Soomar,   Born: 27 November 1950, Egypt  Business Development Manager,   GM, B.C.I, Morocco
        holds degree in Electronics Engineering   Career: (1974-1978) Wheat Specialist,   Technological Industrial Group (TIG)  Born:12 May 1946, Fes
        and Master of Business Administration.   Bahteem Research Station, ARC, Egypt;   Career: Dr. Kamal leads a team of   Career:Veterinarian (1971), Teacher
        His fully owned company RNZ   (1978-1980) Assistant Researcher, Giza   agriculture and nutrition specialists, and   of Veterinary Medicine, GM of B.C.I
        International has been associated   Research Station, ARC, Egypt; (1980-  professional engineers to provide clients   (1982-1996).
        with fertilizer trade for past 20 years   1982) Assistant Researcher, Sids Research   with best fully automated industrial   Membership(s) of professional
        handling granular & water soluble   Station, ARC, Egypt & Egyptian Major   projects. Dr. Kamal holds a Ph.D in   organization(s):Veterinary Association
        fertilizers. The company also publishes   Cereal Improvement (EMCIP); (1982-  Microbiology.   of Morocco, World Arab Horse
        market reports & books for the fertilizer   1984) Egyptian Documentation and   Membership(s) of professional   Organization.
        industry, dealers & even farming   Information Center (EDICA), Ministry   organization(s): member of number   Address:133 Avenue de la Resistance,
        community in numerous regional   of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt; 1986-1989)   of professional associations, and board   Rabat, Morocco
        languages.                 Ph.D. Fellowship at Montana State   member on a number of companies in
        Address: P.O. Box 44660, Plot S31119,   University, Montana, USA sponsored by   the MENA region.

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