Kahramaa (Qatar General Electric and Water Corporation) entered the Guinness Book of Records for the category – ‘Volume of the Largest Water Tank of its Kind in the World’.
It has 436,000 cubic meters (exceeding 96 million imperial gallons) capacity.
Qatar’s new world record reflects the efficiency and its strategy to enhance water security for its nation.
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Qatar
Huda Al-Sarari. Lawyer. Human Rights Defender.
The 2020 Martin Ennals Awards ceremony was co-hosted by the Martin Ennal Foundation and the City of Geneva.
Al-Sarari is one amongst the 3 women awarded as laureates for Human Rights Defenders. The other two are Sizani Ngubane (South Africa) and Norma Librada Ledezma(Mexico).
For the first time in the history of the Award, all three finalists are winners.
Education:
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Yemen
Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Al-Hilal SFC) won the ‘Saudi Professional League’ for a record 16th time.
The 16th time was by crushing Al -Hazem 4-1 at the King Saud University Stadium. This latest title win clocks up to the 60th trophy win in Al-Hilal’s history.
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Saudi Arabia
Abdirashid Duale (aka) Abdirashed Mohamed Saed (aka) Cabdirashid Ducale. CEO – Dahabshiil Group. International Funds Transfer. Banker. Philanthropist.
Dahabshiil – the largest International Money Transfer Company in the Horn of Africa.
Dahabshiil now operates from over 24,000 outlets across 126 countries and employs more than 2,000 people.
-Made banking history and launched the first ever debit card in Somaliland (2009)
-Dahabshiil opened an Islamic bank in Djibouti (2010)
The Dahabshiil Group also operates:
A leading Commercial Bank in Somalia – Dahabshil Bank International
-Owns 95% of the mobile telecom company Somtel
-Has offices in Dubai and London
Philanthrophy:
Dahabshiil continues to support the Somali community both in Africa and abroad, investing 5% of its profits into community regeneration projects involving the development of schools, hospitals, agriculture and sanitation
www.dahabshiil.com / www.dahabshilbank.com
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Somalia
Heaviest aircraft pulled over 100 m by a team (female).
A team of 77 female officers of Dubai police established a world record by pulling a Boeing 777-300ER weighing 168.801 tonnes (168,801 kg/372,142 lb) over 100 meters distance.
Dubai Police entered the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to the feat of 77 of its officers, exclusively females, who dragged an Emirates plane .
A feat for a great cause
The aircraft, a Boeing 777 of 74 meter-long and 240 tons, was pulled with one rope attached to its undercarriage. The exploit was part of Dubai Fitness Challenge, a wonder event that aims to encourage residents to exercise more.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ons Jabeur. Female Tennis Professional.
Ons Jabeur is expected to climb to 30th rank in the International Womens’ Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
She has won 11 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
-Arab Woman of the Year in Sports (2019)
-First Arab Player to win a Junior Grand Slam Singles title
-First Arab Woman to reach quarter finals of a Grand Slam Tournament at the 2020 Australian Open
-Highest ranked Arab Player in WTA history
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Tunisia
Lahcen Ahansal . Athlete. Long distance runner.
He has the world record for most wins by an individual – 10 wins. The first in 1997 and then 9 of them consequtively 1999 upto 2007
Marathon des Sables is considered to be the toughest running race in the world. It is a six-day ultradistance event that covers 254 km across the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Lahcen Ahansal is also an organiser to trekking in Southern Morocco and the ‘Zagora Marathon’.
Other Events:
– A Book by Belgian journalist Marie-Pierre Fosny ‘Marathonien des Sables – Lahcen Ahansal, Nomadic Child and Desert Star’
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Morocco
Lubna Suliman Olayan (aka) Lubna Olayan . Business Woman. Business Executive. Philanthropist.
Breaking the Glass ceiling :
Firsts:
-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
Amin Maaloof . Scholar. Writer. Novelist.
Honours / Decorations :
-Chevalier of the Legion of Honour – France / – Grand officier of the National Order of Merit – France / Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Letrres – France / Knight First class of the Order of the Lion of Finland / Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar – Lebanon / Officier of the Order of Cultural Merit – Monaco
-Spanish Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (2010)
-Sheikh Zayed Book Award for “Cultural Personality of the Year” -2016
-Elected member of the Academie francaise – 23 June 2011 . Maalouf is the first person of Lebanese heritage to receive that honor
Books / Fiction :
–Leon l’Africain (1986) Leo Africanus-translated by Peter Sluglett / Samarcande (1988) Samarkand – translated by Russell Harris / –Les jardins de lumiere (1991) – The Gardens of Light – translated by Dorothy S. Blair / –Le Premier siecle apres Beatrice (1992) – The First Century after Beatrice – translated by Dorothy S. Blair / –Le Rocher de Tanios (1993) – The Rock of Tanios – translated by Dorothy S. Blair / –Les Echelles du Levant (1996) – Ports of Call – translated by Alberto Manguel / –Le Periple de Baldassare (2000) – Balthasar’s Odyssey – translated by Barbara Bray
Books / Non-Fiction :
–Les Croisades vues par les Arabes (1983) – The Crusades Through Arab Eyes / –Les Identites meurtrieres (1998) – In the Name of Identity : Violence and the Need to Belong – translated by Barbara Bray / –Origenes (2004) – Origins : A memoir – translated by Catherine Temerson / – Le Dereglement du monde (2009) – Disordered World – translated by George Miller
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French / French-Arab / Lebanese-French
Khalid A. Al-Falih is the Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia. Concurrently Chairman of Aramco.
Achievements / Honour:
-Listed in Forbes Most Powerful People for 2016
-Distinguished Alumnus Award ,Texas A & M University (2013)
-Petroleum Executive of the Year Award 2016 from Energy Intelligence
-Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2019 – Gulf Business
-The Order of the Rising Sun , Japan
Education:
-Harvard Business Program in Global Leadership (1998)
-MBA : Financial Business Adminstration, King Fahd Petroleum & Mineral Resources
-B.E. : Mechanical Engineering , Texas A&M University, USA
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Saudi Arabia