Issam Fares
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Issam Michael Fares is a prominent Lebanese
businessman, a former member of the Lebanese Parliament and served as Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
from 2000 to 2005.
Prior to that his career spans four decades in the Persian Gulf, specifically Saudi Arabia, where he began with Abela Catering and then Ballast Needam. By the early 1970s Issam Fares was playing a key role in the infrastructure buildout of Saudi Arabia, including roads and housing.
The Fares Lecture Series, the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, both at Tufts University
, and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
at the American University of Beirut
(AUB) are named after him.
He operates the Houston, Texas
based WEDGE Group
.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
businessman, a former member of the Lebanese Parliament and served as Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
from 2000 to 2005.
Prior to that his career spans four decades in the Persian Gulf, specifically Saudi Arabia, where he began with Abela Catering and then Ballast Needam. By the early 1970s Issam Fares was playing a key role in the infrastructure buildout of Saudi Arabia, including roads and housing.
The Fares Lecture Series, the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, both at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut was founded through donations by Lebanese businessman and politician Issam Fares who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon....
at the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
(AUB) are named after him.
He operates the Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
based WEDGE Group
Wedge Group
Wedge Group is a British Galvanising Company that operates 14 facilities within the United Kingdom, and has several other interests internationally. It operates the largest Zinc bath in Britain and is one of the largest Galvanising companies in the UK. The company has been active since the 1850s....
.