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Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Beirut

Joseph Salim Habis

Biographical summary of Mr Joseph Salim Habis, Honorary Consul-General of Singapore in Beirut, Lebanon.

Last updated 6 November 2025

Education: College Des Frères, Lebanon Business Administration

Career:

Career timeline of Joseph Salim Habis

1965

Owner & General Manager, Habis Travels Ltd IATA in Kano and Lagos, Nigeria

1966

Owner, Lebanese African Agency S.A.R.L. IATA, Beirut, Lebanon (tourism agency)

1968

Manager, Head Office, Audi Bank S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon

1971

Owner, Nigroup, Kano, Nigeria (nails and barbwire manufacturer)

1973

  • Owner, Habis Company (London) Ltd, London, England (tourism agency/car hire, import and export)

  • Owner, Cedars Aviation Ltd, Beirut, Lebanon (operated executive jets and helicopters)

1974


  • Founder, Vice-President and Member of the Board of Directors of INFIBANK S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon (investment and finance bank)

  • Founder, President, Managing Director and Member of the Board of Directors, SOFIL S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon (real estate company)

  • Owner, Habis Company Limited S.A.R.L., Beirut, Lebanon (import and export company)

1975

Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, Libano-Arabe, Beirut, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia (insurance and reinsurance company)

1981

President, “Comité de Développement et de Planification de la région Sahel Al Maten – Liban”

1986

  • Founder and Managing Director, Societe de Gestion des Centres Commerciaux S.A.R.L., “SOGEC”, Beirut, Lebanon (management of commercial centres)

  • Owner of “Smoking Club”, Beirut, Lebanon (sale of Habana cigars)

1987 to date

Dean of the Honorary Consular Corps in Lebanon

1992

Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Sofil Catering S.A.L., Beirut, Lebanon

1997

Founder, President and Managing Director, Saout Al Ghad, Lebanon (political radio broadcast station)

2001

Shareholder, Audi Bank S.A.L.

2003

Owner, Sofilco S.A.R.L. (holding company)

2004

Founder, Magazine of the Honorary Consular Corps in Lebanon

Awards/Decorations:

Awards won by Joseph Salim Habis

1969

Diplôme de Reconnaissance de la Médaille d’Or de Brussels, Belgium

 1974

Diplôme de Commandeur, Société les Sauveurs de l’Yonne, France

1975 

Diploma de Academico, Academia de Ciencia Humanisticas, Republica Dominica

1996 

Academica en Humanidades, Honoris Causa, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 1996

Public Service Star, Singapore

 1997

Order of the Cedar Medal / Knight Grade, Lebanon

 1997

Shield by Lebanese Football Federation, Lebanon

2006 

Order of the Cedar Medal / Officer Grade, Lebanon

 2009

Shield by Lebanese Internal Security Forces, Lebanon

 2012

Shield by African Official Missions accredited in Lebanon

 2022

Order of the Cedar Medal / Commander Grade, Lebanon