User:Saadelzein

“Self-actualization is not possible without the sort of community service that is constructive, goal-achieving and most importantly, continuous.” This is Saad Abdel Aziz El Zein’s motto in life, which he has successfully proven to live by for so many years. Saad El Zein, husband to Hala Sadek, father of three children, is an impressively active member and coordinator of many professional and socially aware organizations in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

Born in 1965 into a well-to-do, politically affiliated family from Kfar Rouman-Nabatieh, South Lebanon, Saad El Zein has been an active and involved member, ever since his youth, in organizations that yield towards the betterment of his community and the society at large. Although family is a priority to him, as he is a Board Member of El-Zein Union, Saad El Zein has also found ways to divide his time among other very significant associations.

He was a member of Shaqif Lebanese Club in Nabatieh and has been well connected to many social, educational, as well as athletic clubs around Lebanon and Dubai. He has been active in the Al Nahda Sports Club in his hometown. He is a supporter of the Beirut Children’s Cancer Center and a member of the Board of Directors for CIEL, which supports children with special needs in Beirut. El Zein is also on the Board of Directors of the International Advertising Association (IAA) in Dubai, and has produced several reports about marketing in the Middle East that tailor toward the training and enhancement of new groups. He is a member of the Emirati Lebanese Friendship Association, as well as the Young Arab Leaders organization in the UAE. When Lebanon was suffering a war on the hands of the Israelis in 2006, Saad El Zein took charge of the coordination of the committees and campaigns that supported Lebanon. As a result, he received an honorary certificate from the Lebanese Business Council. Moreover, he was General Coordinator of “Shifa” Campaign, which took place in the Emirates and was concerned with the medical treatment of the Lebanese Army. El Zein continues to be involved with the Al Imam El Sader’s Orphanage in Lebanon as he is in support of its activities in the Emirates.

Furthermore, he acts as coordinator for the campaign that strives to keep Lebanon green, as well as Regional Marketing Advisor for the environmental organization, Greenpeace. Saad El Zein was the secretary, and is now an active member, of the Lebanese Business Council in Dubai. He is the President of the Lebanese American University Alumni Association in Dubai and Northern Emirates.

Because El Zein is a strong believer in loyalty and dedication he has received much recognition and awards from the various international and local companies that he has served. These companies include Phillip Morris, Mercedes, the Kuwaiti Americana, the German Lufthansa Airlines, the International Gold Committee, and the organizing committee for the Month of Giving in Dubai, among