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Said Khoury (سعيد الخوري) (born in 1923) is a prominent Palestinian Christian entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut. Said is one of the three founders of the Consolidated Contractors Company, currently based in Athens. Khoury set up the business with his brother-in-law Hasib Sabbagh in Beirut in 1952. Currently, the company is one of the largest Arab international construction companies, operating in various regions besides the Middle East, including London.

Personal Life
Said Khoury was born in Safed in 1923. He was nourished in an atmosphere of strong family ties, pervasive moral influence, and a deep sense of ethnic and cultural diversity. After attending St. Luke's School in Haifa, he followed his cousin Hasib Sabbagh to AUB, where both of them graduated from the faculty of engineering. Upon returning home, each of them founded a small construction company in Palestine.

After the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, both men fled with their families to Lebanon, where they began working on construction projects. Said and Sabbagh's first task was in the Tripoli airport. Khoury said they was motivated by the catastrophic expulsion from their homeland.

In the early 1950s a contract to construct a storage yard for oil pipes in Homs for the Iraq Petroleum Company introduced the young engineers to the world's largest construction company of that time, the Bechtel Group. The connection remained solid for many years, spear-heading the CCC's extraordinary transformation from a small subcontracting construction company into the international giant it is today

Said has three sons and two daughters, from which he has fourteen grandchildren. While Said remains as the president of the CCC, his sons along side the sons on Sabbagh are also at the helm of company.

He is a significant supporter of philanthropic activities in Palestine.

The Consolidated Contractors Company
Said Khoury, as the president of CCC, owns 60% of the company, and he is known for developing the company's family corporate culture in hugely successful construction projects throughout the region.

Other Positions
Said servers on several boards, notably the Arab Monetary Fund, of which he is the Governor. He also holds the following positions:

Chairman

 * The Palestinian Businessmen Organisation
 * The International Business Group
 * The Palestine Electric Company, Gaza
 * The Board of Trustees of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue & Democracy-MIFTAH
 * The Palestinian Student Fund, Beirut, Lebanon
 * Honorary Chairman of Al Sakakini Cultural Centre
 * Co-Chairman of the Welfare Association, Geneva

Member of the Board of Trustees

 * The Bethlehem Foundation-Washington, D.C.
 * The Institute of Palestinian Studies-Beirut, Lebanon
 * The Greek Orthodox Archidiocese of Antioch in Western & Central Europe.

Member of the Board of Directors

 * Interaudi Bank, New York
 * Canvest Corporation N.V. Canada
 * Intergulf Company-Canada
 * Arab Life & Accident Insurance Co. Jordan
 * Jerusalem Development & Investment Co. Ltd. (JEDICO)
 * CCC Oman

Other Significant Achievements
Said Khoury holds a Legion of Merit from the President of Lebanon as well as many other Medals of Merit and Honour from different parts of the World.

Said has sponsored the establishment of the Said Khoury Information Technology Center of Excellence (SKITCE) at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis.

Said is a billionaire in the top 1000 wealthiest people in the world.

Khoury received the HCEF Palestinian Diaspora Award given to individuals who have sustained commitment to revitalize Palestinian culture.

Opposing Views

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Category:People from Beirut Category:American University of Beirut alumni Category:Palestinian businesspeople Category:Greek Orthodox Christians Category:Eastern Orthodox Christians from Palestine Category:Palestinian Christians Category:Living people Category:1923 births