About Us:
Founder
The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean
Studies was created by a gift from His Excellency
Issam M. Fares, who was born in Akkar, Lebanon in
1937. After graduating from Tripoli College with a
concentration in business, His Excellency worked in the Arabian
Gulf and rose rapidly in the realm of investment and
international business. He founded dozens of major
corporations, and cultivated business and political
contacts with leaders in Lebanon, the Arab East, Europe,
the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
The great needs of Lebanon after its internal war led
His Excellency to concentrate his efforts on the democratization
and reconstruction of Lebanon, on improving Lebanon’s
relations with the international community, and on
working with all concerned for a just and stable peace
in the region. He has become a prominent Lebanese
statesman with great influence on the political process,
nationally and regionally.
In Lebanon, His Excellency lends his influence to the government,
to the administration, to syndicates, to universities,
to social organizations, to hospitals, to
municipalities, to urban and rural NGOs, and to cultural
centers. As a member of Parliament and as Deputy Prime
Minister, he has mobilized his worldwide network of
relationships to draft modern laws and to pursue
governmental policies leading to Lebanon’s financial
stability and economic progress.
Issam M. Fares' role as statesman and philanthropist has been
recognized by nations that have granted him their
highest decorations, by universities that conferred on
him the honor of Doctorate Honoris, and by dozens of
national, foreign, and international organizations that
have presented him with medals and awards. In addition
to his many public functions and philanthropic
activities, His Excellency serves on boards of international
organizations, on boards of major business corporations,
and on boards of universities and institutions of higher
learning.
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Learn more about
Issam M. Fares and his
activities:
Visit the official
Issam M. Fares website.
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