1948 - AMIRIYA COLLEGE, JAFFA
Brief Business Course Certificate

1953 - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
B. A. in Economics

1958 - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
M. A. in Money & Banking

1953 - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Assistant Economic Research, Economic Research Institute

1954-1957 - SAUDI ARABIAN MONETARY AGENCY (CENTRAL BANK OF SAUDI ARABIA)
Director of Economic Research Department

1958 - AI MAQASED COLLEGE, BEIRUT
Teacher, Eco. Geography, Economics & Business Management
1959-1973 - ARAB BANK LTD., BENGHAZI, HEBRON AND BAHRAIN
Assistant Manager and later Manager

1959-1962 - UNIVERSITY OF LIBYA, BENGHAZI
Part-time Professor of Money & Banking, Theory of Employment, International Trade, Economic History, Agricultural Economics in Faculty of Commerce

1973-1981 - GULF AIR, BAHRAIN H.O.
General Manager Financial Affairs

1978-TO DATE - MIDDLE - EAST CONSULTANCY CENTER W.L.L. (MECON)
Chairman & CEO (Management, Business, Financial & Aviation, Public Relations, Publicity & Advertising)

1981 - GULF AIR
Advisor Financial Affairs, to the Chief Executive & The Board of Directors

1981-1986 - ARAB LATIN AMERICAN BANK
(ARLABANK INTERNATIONAL E.C), BAHRAIN
Deputy General Manager

MAY 1986-0CTOBER 1992 - ARLABANK INTERNATIONAL E.C., BAHRAIN
Consultant

MEMBER - GOVERMENT OF BAHRAIN
Arbitration & Reconciliation Committee, Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs

MEMBER & VICE-CHAIRMAN - BAHRAIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
Financial & Economic Research Committee.

MEMBER - GULF HOTELS (OMAN) COMPANY
Board of Directors

MEMBER - BAHRAIN AIRPORT SERVICES
Board of Directors

MEMBER - BAHRAIN HOTELS COMPANY
Board of Directors

MEMBER - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Visiting Council, Talal Abu Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business Management

MEMBER - EUROMARKET INSTITUTE, VIENNA

MEMBER - GULF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CO., ABU DHABI, (U.A.E.)
Board of Directors

MEMBER - ARAB BANKERS ASSOCIATION, LONDON

MEMBER - ARAB BANKERS ASSOCIATION, LONDON
Board of Directors

MEMBER -AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

MEMBER - UNIVERSITY 0F BAHRAIN COUNCIL

MEMBER - TRUST INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN - GULF HELICOPTERS CO. LIMITED
Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN - INTERSHIELD W.L.L.
Board of Directors

MANAGING DIRECTOR - ORIENTAL EXCHANGE CO. W.L.L.

ARBITRATOR - INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE - INTERTATIONAL COURT OF ARBITRATION, PARIS

FELLOW - BRITISH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

1969 - ROTARY CLUB OF MANAMA
President

1992 - Highlights on Arab Economies
(in Arabic - Published)

IN ADDITION, SEVERAL ARTICLES IN ARABIC RELATING TO MONEY, BANKING, OIL, AVIATION & ECONOMICS IN THE FOLLOWING MAGAZINES:

Bahrain Commerce Review, Bahrain
Arab Newsweek, Beirut
Al Iktissad Wal Aamal (Arab Business Magazine), Beirut
Akbar Al Khaleej, Bahrain (Weekly column)
Al Mustaqbal (Arab Magazine), Paris
Al Bayan (Weekly column) Dubai
Al Itihad (Weekly column), Abu Dhabi
Middle East Banking & Finance (Monthly Magazine)
Al Watan (Weekly column), Kuwait
Al Alem Al Youm (Daily news), Egypt