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Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah : Ruler of Kuwait .

Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Emir of Kuwait.

The 15th Ruler of Kuwait. The 5th Emir – State of Kuwait. Commander-in-Chief of the Kuwait Military.

Emir of Kuwait : 29th January, 2006 – September 29th, 2020

Prime Minister of Kuwait : 2003 – 2006

Minister of Foreign Affairs : 1963 – 2003

Minister of Interior : 1978

Awards/ Honours:

Albania : Honorary Citizen of Tirana, Albania (12 April 2008)
Albania : Grand Cordon of the Skanderbeg’s Order (Decorated by President of Albania BEmir Topi on 27 May 2012)
Argentina : Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
Azerbaijan : Heydar Aliyev Order (14 June 2009)
Italy : Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 April 2010)
Mexico : Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (20 January 2016)
Spain : Collar of the Order of Civil Merit (23 May 2008)
Turkey : Collar of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey (21 March 2017)
United States : Legion of Merit, Chief Commander Degree (September 17, 2020)
United Nations : United Nations Humanitarian Leadership (9 September 2014)
International Organization for Migration : IOM Humanitarian Medal (24 November 2014)

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KUWAIT

Rahaf Khatib – First Hijabi Runner on the Front Cover of U.S. Fitness Magazine : October 2016

Rahaf Khatib – Marathoner. Stay-at-home mom.

11 x marathon / 2 x half marathon runner / 2 x sprint triathlete.

Prominently featured on the front cover of a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle magazine in the U.S. – ‘ Women’s Running ‘ Magazine – October 2016 issue.

First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors

Co-creator : the Adidas Hijab

Founder: www.runlikeahijabi.com

Instagram @runlikeahijabi / Blog: runlikeahijabi.wordpress.com

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AMERICAN / SYRIAN-AMERICAN/ ARAB AMERICAN

Waad Al-Kateab – Documentary Filmmaker. Award Winner.

Waad Al-Kateab. Journalist. Filmmaker. Activist

Named as one of the Top 100 Influential People in 2020 by TIME magazine (September 2020)

Award winning Syrian Director of the film ‘For Sama’ .

-The most nominated documentary in the history of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

-Golden Eye Award, Cannes Film Festival / Grand Jury Award, SXSW / Special Jury Prize, Canadian Hot Docs International Film Festival / Oeil d’Or Prize, Cannes Film Festival (May 25, 2019)

Other Awards:

-International Emmy for Reporting – for the covering the Siege of Aleppo . The First Syrian to win in this category.

Presently: Reporter for Channel 4 News, UK

World’s Highest Suspended Hotel Suite in the Clouds – St. Regis – Abu Dhabi (UAE) : April 2016

St. Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi. The new iconic Nation Tower development in Abu Dhabi.

Highest suspended Presidential suite in the world. High up in the air at over 200 meters.

Housed in a sky bridge joining two towers. It is positioned between the National Towers’ 48th and 49th floor.

Guests can fly in their choppers, land on the helipad atop the National Tower and be whisked away directly to the Abu Dhabi suite by a private elevator.

The suite is over 1,120 square meters (11,600 sq. ft) of luxury. Features a 2-level luxury majlis, 3 beautiful bedrooms, luxurious Spa, movie theatre alongwith kitchen, dining rooms and a fully equipped gym.

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Omar K Alghanim : CEO – Alghanim Industries and Chairman- Gulf Bank : Kuwait

Omar K Alghanim (aka) Omar Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim – CEO of Alghanim Industries and Chairman of Gulf Bank.

Others:

-Co-Founder & Board member INJAZ – Al Arab / Chairman – INJAZ Kuwait

Others, International:

-Chair – World Economic Forum’s – MENA Regional Business Council (2014)

-Member – Leadership Council for Harvard Kennedy’s School’s Centre for Public Leadership (2018)

-Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisor (2018)

-Harvard Business School’s MENA Advisory Board (2015)

-Chairman of Family Business Council – Gulf (FBCG) (2018)

-Listed Top 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2019 – GulfBusiness.com

Education:

-M.BA : Harvard Business School (2002) / BS : Business Commerce, New York University’s – Stern School of Business (1997)

www.omaralghanim.com

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KUWAIT

Sofia Boutella : Algerian-French Actress. Hollywood.

Sofia Boutella – Actress. Model. Dancer.

Actor:

-2019 – Amazon Prime’s Modern Love (season 1, edition 5) / 2018 – Roles in the movies Climax, Fahrenheit 451 / 2017 – Roles in Atomic Blonde, The Mummy / 2016 – Roles in Star Trek Beyond, as alien warrior Jaylah / 2015 – Kingsman: The Secret Service // 2015 – Lead character Eva in the film Street Dance 2 etc….

Music Videos:

Performed in more than 20 leading world acclaimed music videos with icons of the music industry. Worked with Michael Jackson, Rihanna. Toured with Madonna.

Modelling:

Appeared in Nike Women’s advertising campaign amongst others.

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FRANCE / ALGERIAN-FRENCH

World’s Furthest Leaning Man-Made Tower – ‘ Capital Gate ‘ Abu Dhabi (UAE) : 2011

Abu Dhabi’s Skyscraper ‘Capital Gate’ also known as the ‘Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi. The building officially opened on December 21, 2011.

Capital Gate is 160 meters (520 feet tall) , 35 stories high and with 16,000 sq. meters (170,000 sq.ft) of built area. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the Capital city.

Due to its clever engineering and architectural design, the building leans 18 degrees to the west. It is 4 times more than the Leaning Tower of Suuvhusen. Capital Gate is one of the few diagrid buildings in the world.

Guinness World Records certified as the ‘World’s Farthest Man Made Leaning Building in the World’ in 2018.

Capital Gate is designed by the Architectural firm RMJM , Scotland / United Kingdom.

The building is owned and developed by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC).

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Saudi-backed LUCID MOTORS, USA, Launches First Electric Vehicle ‘AIR’: September 2020

Lucid Air (EV) was launched from its Headquarters based in Newark, California on September 10th, 2020

Lucid Air has ground breaking electric vehicle (EV) technology incorporation Lucid Motors’s proprietary Electric Drivetrain Technology.

Aimed at the luxury saloon segment dominated by German manufacturers. Branded as the world’s fastest charging EV and the most aerodynamic car in the world.

Lucid’s Atieva battery powers the Formula E vehicles that have been showcased at Saudi Arabian motorsports events.

Powering the Air is a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup with a combined output of up to 1,080 horsepower. The motor is fed charge through a 22 module, 5kWh battery pack with a total combined capacity of 113kWh

Lucid Motors is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Invest Fund who hold a majority stake.

www.lucidmotors.com

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USA / SAUDI ARABIA

Emirati Physicist Dr.Ahmed Almheri Wins Coveted ‘New Horizons Physics Prize’ USA : Sepember 2020:

Dr Ahmed Almheri, Physicist was awarded the ‘New Horizons Physics Prize’ for his research on black holes in space. The award is founded by ‘The Breakthrough Foundation’ USA.

He is currently a long-term member in the ‘School of Natural Science’. Doing his post-docotral studies in Physics at ‘Institute for Advance Studies (IAS), Princeton University.

First Emirati to be accepted for the post-doctoral studies at Princeton University, University of California.

Education:

-Ph.D – Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

– M.A. – University of California, Santa Barbara

– B.Sc/B.A – University of Toronto

Awards:

-New Horizons Physics Prize (2020)

-Lancaster Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physics, Sciences and Engineering (2014)

-Member Martin Hairer ‘Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics’

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Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics / pix: youtube.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Amina Muaddi : Footwear Designer : Paris. Italy.

Amina Muaddi . International Footwear Designer

Her own brand : Amina Muaddi. Designed in Paris. Produced in Italy. Launched in 2018

Co-Founder : Oscar Tiye, Milan. Her first shoe brand

Amina Muaddi commissioned by Rihanna to design the footwear for her brand Fenty

Designer also for shoeline of French couturier Alexandre Vauthier

Awards :

-‘Designer of the Year’ at ‘2019 Footwear News Achievement Awards’, New York

-2018 FNAA Award for ‘Launch of the Year Award’ for her own label Amina Muaddi

Education:

-European Institute of Design, Milan

-Styling stints at L’Uomo Vogue and GO US

www.aminamuaddi.com

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pix : en.vogue.me

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JORDAN-ROMANIA