Issa Abdul Salam Abu-Issa ( ar, عيسى عبد السلام أبو عيسى; born 20 September 1955) is a

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from Qatar. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of

Salam International Investment Limited Salam International Investment Limited Q.P.S.C. is a publicly-listed Qatar shareholding company. Salam International operates through its subsidiaries in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and ...

. He was ranked 43rd in the ''

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'' Qatar Power List 2012.

Education and career

Abu Issa studied in and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1978 from the

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, United States. On the international front, he holds membership in the

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and The Arab Business Council.

Salam International Investment Limited (SIIL)

Under Abu Issa's leadership, SIIL has experienced much growth and development. In 2006, due to the rise of capital and expansion, the company planned to build new office buildings and towers in

Lusail Lusail ( ar, لوسيل, , ) is the second-largest city in Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail is located about north of the city centre of Doha, just north of the West Bay Lagoon, on over ...

. In 2009, SIIL planned to pick up a stake in the Jumana Tower building at

The Pearl-Qatar The Pearl Island ( ar, جزيرة اللؤلؤة, jazirat alluwlua) in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island spanning nearly four square kilometers. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. As of ...

. The company recently planned to establish a new investment bank in Lebanon along with other shareholders with a $30 million capital. It has been recently voted as one of Forbes Middle East’s Top 200 companies in the Middle East Region.

References

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