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Abbas Salim Al-Halabi
Judge Abbas Salim Al-Halabi is from Ras El Matn (Baabda District), born in Beirut in 1948, married to Mrs. Rand Tawfiq Assaf, and they have three children.
He holds a law degree in Lebanese law and a law degree in French law from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, a diploma from the European University Institute in Nancy, France, a degree in comparative law IIIème Cycle from the International Institute of Comparative Law, and a postgraduate diploma in private law from University of Paris X Nanterre.
Professional experience
Current positions
Legal advisor at Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries S.A.L
Member of the National Islamic-Christian Dialogue Committee, representing the Druze community
Chairman of the Culture Committee at the General Conference of UNESCO at its fortieth session
Vice Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO
Coordinator of the Culture and Education Committee of the National Commission for UNESCO
President of the Association of Veterans of the Faculty of Law, Political and Economic Sciences at Saint Joseph University
Head of the Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue
Founding member of the Druze Health Foundation, Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Executive Board
Founding member of the Administrative Board of the Culture, Development and Dialogue Forum
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Adyan Foundation
Member of the Lebanese Dialogue Forum
Member of the Islamic-Christian research team
Member of the Permanent General Secretariat of the Islamic Spiritual Summit
Member of the President’s Award Committee, Elias Hrawi
Member of the President Fouad Chehab Foundation
Member of the President Bashar El Khoury Foundation
Member of the National Committee to follow up on the issue of the Hidden Imam, Mr. Musa Al-Sadr
Member of the committee following up on the decisions of the Al-Azhar Conference
Previous positions
Former judge
President of the Social Work Association - Druze University University Association from 1969 to 1977
President of Al-Safa Sports Club from 1977 to 1982
Founding member of the Druze Council for Research and Development and Executive Secretary-General
Founding member of the Walid Jumblatt Foundation for University Studies and its secretary for several years
A founding member of the Beiteddine Meeting and a member of its secretariat
Founding member of the permanent office of Druze institutions in Beirut and general coordinator for two years
Advisor delegated from the Beiteddine meeting with MP Tawfiq Assaf at the National Dialogue Conference (Taif)
Member of the Mashreq Bank Liquidation Committee
Representative of the Druze community at the Synod for Lebanon (Vatican City)
Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee at the Association of Banks in Lebanon
Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Administration
Member of the Board of Directors of Intra Investment S.A.L.
Member of the Board of Directors of Lebanon Casino S.A.L.
Chairman of the Endowments Committee of the Sectarian Council of the Unitarian Druze sect for 12 years
Member of the Lebanese-Russian Business Council
Member of the Cadmus Prize Committee for French Language Literature, affiliated with the French Embassy
Member of the Lebanese Economic Forum
Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Lebanese University
Professor at Saint Joseph University
Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Hekma University
Participate in the IVP program organized by the US Embassy in Beirut and the US Department of State
Participate in the cultural workshop called for by the French presidency
Participate in international conferences on dialogue
Books and publications
He has published articles and general intellectual and national studies, including a book on “Dialogue, Reconciliation, Peace, and Civil Affairs,” issued by the Institute of Christian Islamic Studies at Saint Joseph University in 2001, and a book on “Dialogue between Religions: The Arab Case and the Lebanese Model,” issued by the same Institute in 2007, and a book on Combating money laundering and the financing of “terrorism”, a banking legal study issued by the Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries in 2002.
The book “Les Druzes: Live with Life” was published by Dar Al-Nahar in 2005, the book “The Druze, Culture, History and Message” in 2008, the book “Dialogue of Religions and State Building” in 2009, also published by Dar Al-Nahar Publishing, and the book “The Druze, a new “Cultural and Historical Appreciation” published in English by Ithaka Publishing House in London, and the book “For Lebanon, the Message” published by Nelson Publishing House - Beirut in 2017, and studies in public affairs, politics, thought, economics, law, and banking published in dozens of joint books.
