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Tarek Chbaklo ‘98
and Lamis El
Amine are proud to announce the
birth of their baby girl, Lea, born on Feb-
ruary 15th 2008.
Omar Barghout ’99
has been a finan-
cial advisor working at Credit Suisse bank
in London since 2006 with previous expe-
riences at ABN-AMRO bank, Audi Bank,
and JWT Saudi Arabia. Omar received a
B.A. in Business Finance from AUB, an
MSc in Real Estate Finance from Cass
Business School (City of London), and an
M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship & Finance
from Imperial College London, UK.
Hana Addam ’99
and husband, Bi-
lal El-Ghali, had a baby girl last April,
Reem. She is currently in the United
States working on her PhD in Social and
Comparative Analysis in Education at
the University of Pittsburgh. She is also
working as a Manager of the Institute of
International Studies in Education at the
School of Education there.
Hebah Maktabi Jaber ’99
married Ali
Jaber on September 14, 2006 and just had
a baby girl named Joud on March 18 ’08.
Ourouba Al-Arab ‘99
received her
L.L.M. in Arbitration & ADR from Panthe-
on-Assas (Paris II) in 2005, where she was
ranked the first in her class and received a
scholarship for an internship at the Inter-
national Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
She got married to Bassem Al-Hachache in
August 2007 and moved to Abu Dhabi. She
is currently an associate with an American
law firm working as a legal consultant in
their office in Abu Dhabi.
Lina Khinkarli ’99
will graduate this
summer with a Masters degree in Busi-
ness Administration from the Lebanese
American University. Since finishing her
BS in Pharmacy in 2004, she has been
working as a Professional Medical Rep-
resentative (PMR) at Merck, Sharp and
Dohme (MSD) pharmaceutical company
in concordance with the Masters.
Heba Hodeib ’99
graduated with a BA
in Elementary Education from AUB and
is now continuing her Masters in Eng-
lish literature (at AUB). She is currently
working as a Grade 5 teacher (and CM2
ESL) at Hariri III School. “I miss IC a
lot!!!” she writes.
Class of ’00 – ‘08
Rima Khinkarli ‘01
received her Medi-
cal Doctor (M.D.) diploma in the sum-
mer of 2007, and interned the following
year. In June 2008, she’ll be starting her
residency in the Department of Pediatrics
and Adolescents in the American Uni-
versity of Beirut- Medical Center (AUB-
MC).
Nader Houella ‘02
won the “Basil
Fuleihan Innovative Good Governance
Award” for the second consecutive year.
Yara Saab ‘03
received her MA in In-
ternational Law at the UN University
for Peace in Costa Rica in 2007, and
decided to return to Beirut and work at
the regional seat of the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia. She has been involved in
research and project management in the
field of social policy and participatory
development, assisting governments
and civil society organizations in the
transition from public policy theoretical
formulation to practical implementation
and monitoring. The areas of interest
include poverty reduction, equal and
universal access to education and health,
youth and women empowerment, as well
as social integration and the protection
of the environment. “After this fruitful
experience, I am about to embark on a
new journey to the UK, to attend Law
School at the University of Edinburgh so
as to further enhance my credentials in
the international legal field,” she writes.
“I genuinely believe that my drive to suc-
ceed academically and professionally can
be traced back to the promotion of excel-
lence fostered at IC, an institution I will
be eternally grateful for.
Hassan Assaf ’03
graduated from AUB
in 2006 with a BA in economics and is
now continuing his education in Los An-
geles at the University of Southern Cali-
fornia where he is earning his masters in
economics. He will graduate in May 2009.
Kamal Khayat ‘03
is pursing his mas-
ter of science in aerospace engineering
at the Georgia Institute of Technology
while working as a research assistant at
the Aerospace Systems Design Labora-
tory. Kamal has recently been admitted to
the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration (NASA) Langley Research
Center where he will be working over the
summer with the Space Mission Analysis
Branch’s spacecraft design teams to de-
velop and analyze the lunar exploration
and earth science campaigns contribut-
ing to plotting the agency’s roadmap in
these areas over the next two decades. He
hopes to base his graduate thesis on the
research findings. On a national level,
Kamal’s team won first place in the 2007-
2008 American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (AIAA) missile design
competition.
Lynn Ammar ’03
obtained her degree
in Law from Université St Joseph (USJ)
with high distinction, and graduated in
July 2007 being “Major de promotion”.
She also obtained her masters, special-
izing in “Business Law” from Université
Jean Moulin - Lyon 3. In parallel, she
received her BA in Journalism, and made
the honor list. She is currently a member
of the legal department of Khalil Fattal
& Fils (KFF), one of the largest distribu-
tors in Lebanon and the Levant, and also
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