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Kassar Wiek
Kassar is an Arabic surname with two distinctive and different pronunciation and meaning, as قصار (with the qaf) or كسار (with the kaf). It may also carry the definite article as Al Kassar (being القصار or الكسار according to the qaf/kaf origin). Notable people with the surname include: ;with the qaf origin (قصار) *Adnan Kassar (born 1930), Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician *Nadim Kassar, Lebanese businessman and banker *Mario Kassar (born 1951), Lebanese film producer and industry executive *Mireille Kassar (born 1963), Lebanese artist ;with the kaf origin (كسار) *Ahmed Al-Kassar, Saudi Arabian football player *Fahad Al-Kassar (born 1973), Emirati football referee *Monzer al-Kassar (born 1945), also known as the "Prince of Marbella", Syrian international arms dealer *Sami Kassar, Saudi Arabian football player ;Others *Ami Kassar, American small business advocate and loan broker *Ray Kassar (1928–2017), American businessman and entreprene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Kassar
Adnan Kassar (Arabic: عدنان القصار; born 1930) is a Lebanese banker, businessman and politician, who served at different cabinet posts. Early life and education Kassar was born into a Sunni family in Beirut in 1930. His father, Wafiq Kassar, was a prominent diplomat who served as the ambassador of Lebanon in Pakistan and Turkey. He received a law degree from St. Joseph University in 1951. Career At age 25 Kassar managed to build a business partnership with China in 1955. In addition to being a businessman, he is a banker dealing finance investments. He has founded and owns various companies concerning trade, shipping and travel, and industry. He is one of the owners of the Banque Libano-Francaise together with Farid Raphael, his brother Nadim Kassar and Victor Kassir. Kassar acquired the bank in 1980. Kassar served as the president of the Beirut Chamber of Commerce and Industry for nearly thirty years to which he was elected in January 1972. In June 1997, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadim Kassar
Nadim Kassar is a Lebanese businessman who has served as general manager of Fransabank. Background Nadim Kassar was born in Beirut in May 1964 .His grandfather Wafic Kassar was a judge who became his country's ambassador to Pakistan followed by an ambassadorship to Turkey, and founded the School of Law in Lebanon. Nadim Kassar's uncle, Adnan Kassar, along with his brother, set up the family business as well as serving as a Minister of State and chairing the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce for three decades. Adnan Kassar's was Chairman of Fransabank, which his nephew, Nadim, now runs as general manager. Nadim Kassar's father has also developed his career in banking, becoming CEO and Deputy Chairman of Fransabank and chairing several of its subsidiaries along with being honorary Consul General to the Republic of Hungary. Lebanon has a long established tradition of acting as a vital hub of business activity in the region and elsewhere. Nadim Kassar is one of a new generation of Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Kassar
Mario F. Kassar ( ar, ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the '' Rambo'' series, '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' Total Recall'', ''The Doors, Angel Heart'', ''Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls,'' and ''Stargate,'' among other films. He founded the now-defunct Carolco Pictures with Andrew G. Vajna. Early life Kassar was born on October 10, 1951, in Beirut, Lebanon. Like him, his father was also an independent movie producer. Kassar is of Lebanese and Italian descent. At the age of 15, Kassar had purchased several Italian and French films for distribution in the Far East. Carolco Pictures 1970s and Vajna Kassar met Andrew G. Vajna at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. A year later, Kassar and Vajna founded Carolco Pictures. "Carolco" was a name they had taken from a long-defunct company based in Panama. "We just bought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Kassar
Mireille Kassar (born 1963) is an artist born in Lebanon who lives and works in Paris and Beirut. She was born in Zahlé. Kassar was educated in the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Sorbonne. She is a member of the school of plastic arts at the Sorbonne. Kassar works in film, sound, painting and drawing, as well as installation art. She has exhibited at the Fundació Joan Miró, at the Université de Nanterre, at the Havana Biennial, in Copenhagen and in Toronto. Her work is held in the collections of the British Museum and the Centre Georges Pompidou and in private collections such as the Montanari Collection in Bologna and the Clin Collection in London. Her short film ''The Children of Uzai, Antinarcissus'' was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Al-Kassar
Ahmed Al-Kassar (Arabic:أحمد الكسار) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah. Club career Al-Raed On 19 June 2009, Al-Raed signed with Ahmed Al-Kassar from Al-Taraji for 1.8 million Saudi Riyals. He left in 2015 to go to Al-Ettifaq. Al-Ettifaq On 10 September 2015, Al-Ettifaq signed with Ahmed from Al-Raed. He won the Saudi First Division in his first season. On 18 August 2017, Ahmed Al-Kassar made a last-minute assist for Hazaa Al-Hazaa to help Al-Ettifaq draw 2–2 against Al-Nassr. He became only the fifth goalkeeper to make an assist in the Saudi Professional League. After the match, he said that manager Miodrag Ješić did not want him to go forward, but he ignored that and made the assist. Al-Fayha On 20 June 2023, Al-Kassar joined Al-Fayha on a free transfer. Al-Qadsiah On 30 January 2024, Al-Kassar joined Al-Qadsiah on a three-and-a-half year deal. Career statistics Club Honours Clubs Al-Ettifaq * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahad Al-Kassar
Fahad Abdalla Ahmad Al Kassar Banihammad (Arabic: فهد عبد الله احمد الكسار بني حماد; born 1973) is an Emirati football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. Al-Kassar became a FIFA referee in 2011 and also refereed at the regional league, such as the 2011 SEA Games The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 2011) officially known as the 26th Southeast Asian Games, or the 26th SEA Games, and commonly known as Jakarta-Palembang 2011, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from .... References 1973 births Living people Emirati football referees {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monzer Al-Kassar
Monzer al-Kassar () (born in Hama, Syria in 1945),Meet the 'Prince of Marbella' – is he really supporting Iraq's insurgency? Aram Roston, '' The Observer'', October 1, 2006 also known as the "Prince of Marbella", is an international . He has been connected to numerous crimes, including the '''' hijacking and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Kassar
Sami Kassar ( ar, سامي كسار; born 2 June 1990) is a Saudi football player who plays for Al-Kawkab as a left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s .... References External links * Living people 1990 births Saudi Arabian men's footballers Al Taawoun FC players Al-Bukiryah FC players Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia) players Al Faisaly FC players Ohod Club players Damac FC players Al-Sahel SC (Saudi Arabia) players Mudhar Club players Al-Kawkab FC players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Saudi Second Division players Saudi Third Division players Saudi Fourth Division players Men's association football fullbacks {{SaudiArabia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ami Kassar
Ami Kassar is the founder and CEO of MultiFunding, and the author of ''The Growth Dilemma''. He is a small business advocate and a nationally renowned expert on access to capital for entrepreneurs. In addition, Kassar writes a regular column for Inc.com and is a speaker at universities and business events across the country on topics such as entrepreneurship and access to capital. Kassar is also known for his research on the small business lending market, in which he confronts and challenges some of the largest banks in America for their lending records to small businesses. Kassar concluded that smaller community-oriented banks hold a disproportionately large share of small business loan balances. Banking Grades In May 2012, Kassar and his company MultiFunding launched Banking Grades, a site that allowed small business owners to search for banks that have a proven commitment to small business lending. With this tool, Kassar confronted and challenged some of the largest banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Kassar
Raymond Edward Kassar (January 2, 1928 – December 10, 2017) was president, and later CEO, of Atari Inc. from 1978 to 1983. He had previously been executive vice-president of Burlington Industries, the world's largest textile company at the time, and president of its Burlington House division. Career Ray Kassar began working for Burlington Industries in 1948. He later became the executive vice-president of Burlington Industries, the world's largest textile company at the time, and president of its Burlington House division. A member of the Board of Directors, Kassar had spent 26 years at Burlington. He left the company to start his own textile company that manufactured cotton shirts in Egypt and marketed them under the "Kassar" label. Ray Kassar was hired in February 1978 as president of Atari's consumer division by Warner Communications, who at the time owned Atari. By this time, rifts had begun to develop between the original Atari Inc. staff (most of whom had engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassar
Cassar is a Maltese surname. According to Maltese linguist Mario Cassar, the surname is of Arabic origin, and derives from the Muslim period of Malta. there are also various other proposed origins of the surname.: * It may be traced back to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, incorporating the island of Sicily itself, the area around Naples, and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. The surname Cassar may have derived from the given name "Cesare," and further back from the Roman family name "Caesar." In Classical antiquity Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations ..., the name "Caesar" was associated by folk etymology with the Latin word "caesaries" (meaning head of hair). The Maltese Cassar coat of arms has the Latin word "SPES" (meaning "hope") inscribed on it. * It m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qassar (other)
Qassar is an Arabic name and a variant of Cassar and Kassar Kassar is an Arabic surname with two distinctive and different pronunciation and meaning, as قصار (with the qaf) or كسار (with the kaf). It may also carry the definite article as Al Kassar (being القصار or الكسار according to the .... Qassar may refer to: * Qassar Khusayfah, group of islets in Bahrain * Qassar al Qulay`ah, an island of Bahrain {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
