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IAA Worldwide Lebanese Presidents

DateName
1988Samir Fares
1990-1992Mustapha Assad
2002-2004Jean-Claude Boulos
2006-2008Joseph Ghossoub
2013-2015Fares Abou Hamad

IAA Lebanon Chapter Presidents

DateName
1961-1967Mounir Takchi
1967-1969Jean Rizk
1970-1971Rafic Habib
1971-1972Henri Yonan
1973-1974Samir Fares
1975-1977Robert Arab
1977-1980Erwin Guerrovich
1981-1983Camille Menassa
1984-1986Mustapha Assad
1986-1988Jean-Claude Boulos
1988-1989Walid Azzi
1991-1993Jean-Claude Boulos
1993-1995Jean-Claude Boulos
1995-1997Ramsay Najjar
1997-1999Ibrahim Tabet
1999-2000Jean-Claude Boulos
2000-2003Walid Azzi
2003-2005Rony Jazzar
2005-2007Dani Richa
2007-2009Dani Richa
2009-2011George Jabbour
2011-2013Naji Boulos
2013-2015Joe Ayache
2015-2017Naji Irani
2017-2019Joe Ayache
2019-2023Joe Ayache
2023-2025Naji Boulos
2025-2027Naji Boulos

IAA Area Directors Middle East and
Africa Lebanese Vice-Presidents

Of the 15 vice-presidents/area directors Middle East and Africa
since 1961, 11 have been Lebanese:

DateName
1961-1968Fouad Pharaon
1968-1974Jean Rizk
1974-1988Samir Fares
1988-1990Mustapha Assad
1990-1992Ramzi Raad
1992-1994Loula Zaklama
1994-1996Talal Dhulaymi
1996-1998Jean Claude Boulos
1998-2004Joseph Ghossoub
2004-2008Marwan Rizk
2008-2010Sami Raffoul
2010-2014Faris Abouhamad
2014-2018Saad El Zein
2018-2020Sasan Saedi
2020-CurrentDouglas Palau

IAA UAE Chapter Lebanese Presidents

7 Presidents of the IAA UAE chapter were Lebanese

DateName
1979Tommy Atkins
1980-1987Frederick Pittera
1988-1991Ramzi Raad
1992-1994Marwan Rizk
1995-2001Joseph Ghossoub
2002-2003Ian Fairservice
2004-2006Marwan Rizk
2006-2007Tanvir Kanji
2007-2008Sami Raffoul
2008-2014Lance de Masi
2014-2016Hani Ghorayeb
2016-2019Hani Ghorayeb
2019-2023Hani Ghorayeb
2023-2025Nassib Boueiri