Joseph Salim Habis
Biographical summary of Mr Joseph Salim Habis, Honorary Consul-General of Singapore in Beirut, Lebanon.
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 |
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1974 |
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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 |
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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 | |
