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Q. Who is Mayor Elias Bou Saab?
 The Honorable Mayor
Elias Bou Saab (Korban) is the internationally renowned son of Dhour Choueir,
married to famous Lebanese Artist Julia Boutros and has two sons, Samer
and Tarek.
He earned his
Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing (Magna Cum Laude) from The
American College in London and his Masters of Arts in International
Relations from Boston University, where he was twice elected President of
the Student Government Association.
In 1992, Elias founded and served as the
first president of The Lebanese Graduates of Britain (LGB).
In 1995, he moved to Dubai in the United
Arab Emirates where he co-founded The American University in Dubai, the
first US accredited university in the Gulf region.
Elias has been an
active member of the Clinton Global Initiative since its inception in 2005
where he has made commitments to action on several occasions for which he
received several Certificates of Recognition.
Among his many other
accomplishments, Elias is also the co-founder of the Emirates Lebanese
Friendship Association and a former Member of the Board of Directors of
the Young Arab Leaders.
He was elected Mayor of Dhour Choueir and
Ain Al Sindiyani on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 thanks to his vision and
commitment to his hometown.
Q. When were the new Mayor and Council members sworn into office?
On Monday 17 May 2010.
Q. What is the vision of Mayor Elias for Choueir?
Mayor Elias and his team are committed to
revive Choueir and Ain El Sindiyani on a multitude of levels that will be
announced soon.
The
new
Administration is dedicated to reviving Dhour Choueir to its old glory as
the leading Summer resort in Lebanon and the Middle East within a 5 year
period. Their vision for this summer is to make the summer a "Summer of
Festivals" to encourage tourism and support local businesses throughout
the entire summer and not just a couple of weeks of Emigrant Festival.
Q. Who is Council Member Sally Zgheib?
Dr. Sally Zgheib is the 25 year old daughter of Dhour Choueir. She is a
scientist, a researcher and an expert in environmental sciences, water
quality, urban hydrology, water policies and chemistry. She is an
award-winning scientist for her outstanding scientific contributions on
water pollution (Hromadka award 2008).
She is a member of the International
Scientific Advisory Committee for the International Conference on “Water Pollution” and a reviewer for international scientific journals (Chemosphere A and
Environmental Science & Technology).
She
graduated with honors in 2005 from the Lebanese University and holds a
Bachelor degree in Laboratory Sciences.
She also
holds a Master’s degree (2006) in Sciences and Environmental Engineering
specialized in Aquatic Systems and Water Management from the "Ecole
Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées" (Paris, France). She also
graduated with distinction in 2009 with a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences
from the same University in Paris, France.
Throughout her vgraduate studies at the "Ecole Nationale des Ponts et
Chaussées (ENPC)", she received full scholarship.
She has
worked on several innovative researches on water quality at LEESU (ex-CEREVE,
Centre d’enseignement et de recherche sur l’eau, la ville et
l’environnement) at ENPC. Her researches were done within the
framework research program OPUR (observatoire des pollutants urbain) and
were financially supported by the Municipality of Paris, the
Seine-Normandy Water Agency (AESN), the Interdepartmental Association for
Sewage Disposal in Paris Conurbation (SIAAP), the Water and Sewage
Disposal Departmental Administrations of Seine Saint Denis (DEA93), the
Water and Sewage Disposal Departmental Administration of Val de Marne
(DSEA94) and Regional Council of “Ile de France” (CRIF).
She
authored and co-authored several scientific papers in peer-reviewed
international scientific journals and participated in international and
national conferences.
She
supervised final projects for BSc and MSc students. She taught “Urban
hydrology” and “water quality” courses for MSc and Civil Engineering
students at ENPC (2008 & 2009).
Sally is
currently a Lebanese American University Faculty at Beirut campus teaching
Environmental Science.
Q. Who is Council Member Hady Jerdak?
Dr. Hady Jerdak, M.D., was born in Ain el Sindianeh on 17 august 1974 to father Sajih Jerdak from Ain el Sindianeh and mother Soumaya abou Samra from Choueir.
He finished High School a Saint Joseph school in Cornet Chehwan in 1992 then
obtained his Bachelro of Science in Biology in 1996, his Medical Doctorate in
2000, his specialization in internal medicine in 2005, his specialization in
pulmonary and critical care in 2009, and finally his specialization in sleep
medicine 2010.
Hady is single and currently residing and working in France. He will
return to work and reside in Lebanon in 2011. |
Mayor
Elias Bou Saab, cousin Hanna Abdel Ahad, and Elie Adib Sawaya pledged equal
donations to help buy five big generators to provide 24 hours electricity to
Dhour, Choueir and Ain El Sindianeh... just in time for the upcoming Summer
season.