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BA, American University of Beirut; MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Formerly, worked with Agility Logistics, Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen. Chief Executive Officer, National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation services group in the Middle East, Africa and the Asian subcontinent. Oversees the company's operations in Kuwait, Jordan, UAE, Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Rwanda, India, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Morocco and Egypt. Chairman, Royal Aviation, Kuwait's FBO airport. Chairman, United Projects Company. Young Global Leader 2014.
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