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Class of
’40 – ‘49
Abdul-Ghani Azhari ’46
continued his studies at the
University of Michigan, where
he received his Bachelors and
Masters degrees in 1955 and
1957, respectively. He worked for
Amoco Oil Company from 1959 to
1990 and retired as the Director of
Marketing Research.
After he retired, he moved
to Allison Park, a suburb of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has
become a “gentleman farmer,” he
writes. “I grow a variety of organic
fruits and vegetables, particularly
vegetables that are common in
Lebanon. I also raise free range
chickens, and I enjoy their eggs.
I provide a lot of the produce
and eggs to many expatriates
of Lebanon who reside in the
Pittsburgh area, and most of them
are graduates of AUB. Thank you
for staying in touch and sending
the IC newsletter.”
Class of
’50-‘59
John Bitar MD ’56
writes: “IC
still lives in my heart with so many
fond memories. Whenever the
going goes tough in Mclean, Va
(where I practice as a pediatrician.
I close my eyes & float back to the
happy days of the IC & imagine
myself sitting below the huge
Banyan Tree gazing at the peaceful
Mediterranean sea, then my
worries start to melt away!!!”
Class of
’60-‘69
Armen Kouyoumdjian ‘65
has
been living in Chile for the past
18 years after a 20-year career in
the City of London. Among his
activities is that of consulting
on geopolitical and defense-
related matters in Latin America.
He has just been put in charge
of marketing in the region, the
DIMDEX 2010 Naval Defense Fair
that will take place in the Qatari
capital of Doha at the end of March
next year. This will allow him to
rekindle links with he Arab world
after an absence of over 40 years
(though his heart always remained
in Beirut, and particularly at IC).
Adnan Hussein Doughan ‘69
is the AVP & Head of Property
Management at Green Emirates
Properties in Dubai – UAE.
His wife, Lina is an Arabic
Phonetic Teacher at Berlitz
in Lebanon, his son Hussein
is a Mena Consultant at
Euomonitor Intl in Dubai Free
Zone. His daughter Jana, is an
Account Manager at JamQ
Communications Fz Lic in Dubai
and his other daughter, Luma, is in
her second year Interiors at LAU.
Class of
‘’70-‘79
Mohannad Malas ‘71
left to
Wellington College in England
for his GCE’s after leaving IC.
He obtained his civil engineering
degree from University of
Manitoba in Canada then worked
in Dubai ( Arabtec - two years)
then in Qatar for seven years
before moving to the United States
in 1985. Since then, he has been
with Dana Investments (The Dana
Group - a real estate investment
company).
“I would like to share with you
our new film AmericanEast. A few
years ago I got involved in film
production where I acquired a
stake in Zahra Pictures which
produces documentaries with
a social and cultural message,”
he writes. “In an effort to go
beyond documentaries, last
year I took Zahra Pictures to the
next level and was the executive
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IC NEWSLETTER -
SPRING 2009
Alumni Updates