Education
1978: BA in Business Administration from the Sorbonne University in France.
1988: PhD. in Management Information Systems
Professional Affiliation
- President of International Hotels & Restaurants Association (IH&RA) since 2006 – Re-elected twice
- President of Royal Regency International Hotels in Washington, DC (7 Hotels and 2000 rooms)
- President of Cham Palaces and Hotels (USA, Jordan, Syria).(15 Hotels and +6000 rooms)
- .Vice president of Arab Union for Hotels and Tourism.
- Chapter presidents council of the American Society of Travel Agents.
- President of Syritel and Egytel..
- Received several award honoring contributions to the Hospitality industry Worldwide specially in sustainable development .
- Member of the Board of Several UN organizations and Associations.
- Guest Speaker in Major events worldwide about Climate Change, Sustainable Development, etc..