Visit of the Dean of Al Khoury University in Lebanon & the World Mr. Joseph Khoury

Mr. Joseph Khoury, Dean of Al Khoury University in Lebanon and the World, a University embracing over 22000 persons in Lebanon and the Diaspora of university professors, technocrats and businessmen, visited IBC on March 27th, 2018 and met with IBC Vice Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji.

During the meeting, means of organizing a conference in Beirut that would include businessmen of IBC to meet their counterparts in Lebanon were discussed.

It was agreed that such conference would take place after the forthcoming Iraqi and Lebanese elections and under auspices of the President of the Republic of Lebanon.

Means of cooperation between IBC members and the University in the economic fields were also discussed.  At the end of the meeting, Mr. Joseph Khoury was honored with IBC Icon (the Sumerian Tree of Life).

Mr. Khoury expressed his admiration of the Icon and its conception inspired by the ancient Iraqi Sumerian Civilization.

 

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council is based on the common desire generated by a number of elites. Those who are Iraqi investors and businessmen on the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unanimous in the importance of creating economic reference for them, as well as for those who wish to join them in order to maximize Iraq’s investment in Jordan, as well as to contribute actively to Iraq’s construction and reconstruction.

The one who carried out the mission of founding is an elite of Iraqi businessmen of recognized competence and abilities. and since the Council’s inception in late 2006, members have worked towards efforts to support Iraqi investments in Jordan. as well as coordination and cooperation with official entities, to find solutions and proposals to overcome obstacles and constraints facing investors s economic, investment and trade cooperation between Jordan and Iraq.