Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh ( Arabic طلال أبو غزالة Talāl Abū Ghazāla , DMG Ṭalāl Abū Ġazāla ; * April 22, 1938 in Jaffa , then in the Mandate Palestine ) is the chairman , CEO and founder of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Organization (TAGORG), which is based in Jordan .

Abu-Ghazaleh is regarded as a master of Arabic bookkeeping and played an important role in promoting intellectual property in the Arab region .

Life

Abu-Ghazaleh fled with his Palestinian family to Ghazziyeh, Lebanon as a result of the Nakba in 1948. After attending elementary and secondary school in Sidon , he went to Beirut to receive a higher education at the American university as a scholarship holder .

During his studies he worked as a translator and as a teacher . His first post after graduation was with an accounting firm.

After hearing an intellectual property conversation at a Time-Warner conference in San Francisco , Abu Ghazaleh decided in 1969 to work in the field of intellectual property rights and accounting.

In 1972 the two companies Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Company (TAGCO) and Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual property (AGIP) were founded. Since then, Abu-Ghazaleh has founded a total of 14 specialized companies in various areas such as administration , consulting , legal services, IT and much more. Today these are grouped under the umbrella of the Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization .

Over the years, Abu-Ghazaleh has been successful in forging very close partnerships with global organizations such as the United Nations and the WTO .

On April 4, 2007, the UN Secretary-General named Ban Ki Moon Abu-Ghazaleh as Vice-Chair of the United Nations Global Compact during its second meeting at the UN headquarters in New York .

Awards

Presidencies

  • Chairman of the Commission of telecommunications, information technology and e-business, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (2001-2004)
  • First Chairman of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC) (2001)
  • Chairman of the founding meeting of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC) (2001)
  • Chairman of the Lebanese Intellectual Property Committee (ICC) (since 2000)
  • Chairman of the Jordanian Intellectual Property Committee (ICC) (since 2000)
  • Chairman of the Arab Internet & Domain Names Association (AIDNA) (since 2000)
  • President of the Licensing Executives Society - Arab Countries (LES) (since 1998)
  • Chairman of the United Nations in the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Accounting and Reporting Standards (ISAR) (1995–1996)
  • Chairman of the United Nations, Committee of Experts on Global Accounting Standards (1995–1998)
  • Chairman of the Steering Committee for New Developed and Developing Countries Affairs of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) (1989)
  • Founder and President of the Arab Knowledge and Management Society (AKMS) (1989)
  • Founder and President of the Arab Intellectual Property Society (ASIP) (since 1987)
  • Founder and President of the Arab Association for Certified Accountants (ASCA) (since 1985)
  • Deputy Chairman of the UN Global Compact (UNGC) (since 2007)

Scientific associations

  • Microsoft Academy for Business Solutions / Talal Abu Ghazaleh University for Business (TAGCB) in cooperation with the German-Jordanian University and Microsoft
  • Talal Abu Ghazaleh College of Business (TAGCB) at the German-Jordanian University (2006)
  • Talal Abu Ghazaleh College of Business and Management at the American University in Beirut , Lebanon (1980)
  • Talal Abu Ghazaleh Research Center, Canisius College in Buffalo, USA (1988)
  • Abu Ghazaleh Cambridge IT Skills Center, Amman , Jordan (2001)

Sponsorship in the field of art

  • Patron, L'Association pour le Rayonnement de l'Opéra National de Paris (AROP), since 2004.
  • Patron of the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO), since 2003.
  • Patron, Friends of the Salzburg Festival since 1976.
  • Chairman of the National Conservatory (NMC), Amman , Jordan (2003–2005).
  • Patron of the second modernity: the artistic collaboration of Fairuz and Ziad Rahbani conference, Anis Makdisi program in literature , American University in Beirut (AUB), Lebanon (2006).
  • Patron, Walid Gholmieh Symphonies (2006).
  • 28th General Assembly of the International Music Council, Petra (Jordan), September 22-25, 1999.
  • TAGO golden jubilee concert, London , July 1997.

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personal data
SURNAME Abu-Ghazaleh, Talal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jordanian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Jaffa