JOSEPH SALIM HABIS
HONORARY CONSUL-GENERAL IN BEIRUT
LEBANON
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BORN: |
29 April 1943 Miziara, North Lebanon |
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AGE: |
80 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married to Mrs Siham Habis Has four adult children |
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EDUCATION: |
College Des Frères, Lebanon Business Administration |
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TERMS OF HCG APPOINTMENT: |
First Term |
1 October 1974 – 1 April 1989
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Second Term |
1 April 1989 – 31 March 1994 Upgraded to Honorary Consul-General in December 1993 |
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Third Term |
1 April 1994 – 31 March 1997 |
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Fourth Term |
1 April 1997 – 31 March 2000 |
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Fifth Term |
1 April 2000 – 31 March 2003 |
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Sixth Term |
1 April 2003 – 31 March 2006 |
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Seventh Term |
1 April 2006 – 31 March 2009 |
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Eighth Term |
1 April 2009 – 31 March 2012 |
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Ninth Term |
1 April 2012 – 31 March 2015 |
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Tenth Term |
1 April 2015 – 31 March 2018 |
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Eleventh term |
1 April 2018 – 31 March 2021 |
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Twelfth Term |
1 April 2021 – 31 March 2024 |
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CAREER: |
1965 |
Owner & General Manager, Habis Travels Ltd IATA in Kano and Lagos, Nigeria |
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1966 |
Owner, Lebanese African Agency S.A.R.L. IATA, Beirut, Lebanon (tourism agency) |
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1968 |
Manager, Head Office, Audi Bank S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon |
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1971 |
Owner, Nigroup, Kano, Nigeria (nails and barbwire manufacturer) |
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1973 |
Owner, Habis Company (London) Ltd, London, England (tourism agency/car hire, import and export) |
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Owner, Cedars Aviation Ltd, Beirut, Lebanon (operated executive jets and helicopters) |
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1974
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Founder, Vice-President and Member of the Board of Directors of INFIBANK S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon (investment and finance bank) |
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Founder, President, Managing Director and Member of the Board of Directors, SOFIL S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon (real estate company)
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Owner, Habis Company Limited S.A.R.L., Beirut, Lebanon (import and export company) |
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1975 |
Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, Libano-Arabe, Beirut, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia (insurance and reinsurance company) |
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1981 |
President, “Comité de Développement et de Planification de la région Sahel Al Maten – Liban” |
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1986 |
Founder and Managing Director, Societe de Gestion des Centres Commerciaux S.A.R.L., “SOGEC”, Beirut, Lebanon (management of commercial centres) |
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Owner of “Smoking Club”, Beirut, Lebanon (sale of Habana cigars) |
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1987 to date |
Dean of the Honorary Consular Corps in Lebanon |
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1992 |
Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Sofil Catering S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon |
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1997 |
Founder, President and Managing Director, Saout Al Ghad, Lebanon (political radio broadcast station) |
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2001 |
Shareholder, Audi Bank S.A.L. |
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2003 |
Owner, Sofilco S.A.R.L. (holding company) |
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2004 |
Founder, Magazine of the Honorary Consular Corps in Lebanon |
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AWARDS/ DECORATIONS: |
Diplôme de Reconnaissance de la Médaille d’Or de Brussels, Belgium, 1969 |
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Diplôme de Commandeur, Société les Sauveurs de l’Yonne, France, 1974 |
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Diploma de Academico, Academia de Ciencia Humanisticas, Republica Dominica, 1975 |
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Academica en Humanidades, Honoris Causa, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996 |
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Public Service Star, Singapore, 1996 |
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Order of the Cedar Medal / Knight Grade, Lebanon, 1997 |
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Shield by Lebanese Football Federation, Lebanon,1997 |
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Order of the Cedar Medal / Officer Grade, Lebanon, 2006 |
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Shield by Lebanese Internal Security Forces, Lebanon, 2009 |
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Shield by African Official Missions accredited in Lebanon, 2012 |
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Order of the Cedar Medal / Commander Grade, Lebanon, 2022 |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, French, Arabic |
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February 2024