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US Islamic World Forum 2013 US-Islamic World Forum Participant Information Brief CONFIRM Total Participants 247 No. Of Countries 31 No. Of Organizations 1 S Name Country Partici. Type Position Place of Work 1 H.E. Hamid Karzai Afghanistan* Speaker President of the Country 2 HE.Dr. Zalmai Rassoul Afghanistan* Participant Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3 HE.Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta Afghanistan* Participant -Minister & National Security Advisor 4 H.E. Ibrahim Spinzada Afghanistan* Participant -Deputy National Security Advisor 5 H.E. Hamid Siddiq Afghanistan* Participant -Chief of Protocol Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6 H.E. Mohammad Qasim Hemmat Participant -Charge d'affaires Embassy of Afghanistan in Afghanistan* Doha 7 Ms. Humira Ludin Etemadi Participant -Deputy Director Office of the Presidency of Afghanistan* the Republic 8 Mr. Nazir Hussain Rahimi Afghanistan* Participant -Secretary Presidency of the Republic 9 Mr. Timor Alam Afghanistan* Companion -Doctor of the President 10 Mr. Shahir Binwa Afghanistan* Participant - Protocol Department 11 Mr. Mohamed Yassin Haidary Afghanistan* Participant - Protocol Department 12 Mr. Mohamed Dawood Tayeb Afghanistan* Participant - Presidency of the Republic 13 Mr. Mohammad Zaki Bashiry Afghanistan* Participant - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Mr. Mahbooburahman Daudzai Afghanistan* Participant - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Mr. Meer Abduljabar Rahimi Afghanistan* Participant - Protocol Department 16 Mr. Khairullah Safiy Afghanistan* Participant - Protocol Department 17 Mr. Khaja Masoom Sharif Afghanistan* Participant - Presidency of the Republic 18 Mr. Mirwais Rahmani Afghanistan* Participant - Presidency of the Republic 19 Mr. Ahmad Jawd Fawad Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 20 Mr. Najibullah Boble Afghanistan* Press -Media Presidency of the Republic 21 Mr. Javed Wali Afghanistan* Press -Media Presidency of the Republic 22 Mr. Ghulam Ghaus Hatami Afghanistan* Press -Media Presidency of the Republic 23 Mr. Mohammed Hashim Niazi Sanker Afghanistan* Press -Media Presidency of the Republic 24 Mr. Mohammad Riad Arin Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic Page 1 / 9 Printed by: yasserm At: 11/06/2013 00:43 S Name Country Partici. Type Position Place of Work 25 Mr. Azziz Ahmed Omer Zai Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 26 Mr. Hedayatullah Mugaddi Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 27 Mr. Wahidullah Halimi Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 28 Mr. Abdullah Shafi Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 29 Mr. Abdulmanan Mohamdi Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 30 Mr. Eyazuddin Ibrahimi Afghanistan* Security -Security Presidency of the Republic 31 Mrs. Jamila Afghani Afghanistan* Participant Director NECDO 32 Mr. Qudrathullah Salarzai Afghanistan* Participant -Secretary of the Presidnet 33 Mr. Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai Afghanistan* Participant -Advisor to the President 34 Mr. Yahya Maroofi Afghanistan* Participant Minister ,Advisor to the President 35 Mrs. Homa Alizoy Afghanistan* Participant -Judge Supreme Court 36 Mr. Amrullah Saleh Mohammad Wali Speaker -Former Director, Afghan National Directorate of Green Trend Afghanistan* Security 37 Mr. Palwasha Lena Kakar Participant -Director of Womens Empowerment and The Asia Foundation Afghanistan* Development Programs 38 Mr. Salahuddin Rabbani Afghanistan* Participant -Chif of Peace Counsil 39 H.E. Mirwais Karzai Afghanistan* Participant Sonof H.E. President Hamid Karazi 40 Mr. Lutforahman Saeed Afghanistan* Participant -Islamic Law Professor Kabul University 1 Mr. Abdullah Saeed Australia Participant Professor University of Melbourne 1 Miss. Wajeeha Sadeq Mohamed Participant President Bahrain Women Albaharna Bahrain Association 1 Mr. Salahuddin Aminuzzaman Bangladesh* Participant -Professor Dhaka University 1 Mr. Merete Bilde Participant -Policy Advisor European External Action Belgium Service 1 H.E. Nassirou Bako Arifari Benin* Speaker Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2 H.E. Saidu Baku Bukhara Benin* Participant Ambassador Embassy of Benin in Doha 3 H.E. Azizou Chabi Imorou Benin* Participant -Director of the Gulf countries and OIC Ministry of Foreign Affairs 4 Mr. Luc Ebah Benin* Participant -Head of Chancery Embassy of Benin in Doha 1 Miss. Hadeel Al-Shalchi Canada Participant -Middle East Correspondent Reuters 2 Mr. Mohammad Fadel Canada Participant -Professor University of Toronto 1 Mr. Amr Mohamed Elsayed Darrag Speaker Minister Ministry of Planning and Egypt International Cooperation 2 Mr. Tamer Meky Participant Member Shoura Council - Asala Egypt Party 3 Mrs. Dalia Ibrahim Mohamed Ali Participant -Executive Director Ibn Khaldun Center for Egypt Development Studies Page 2 / 9 Printed by: yasserm At: 11/06/2013 00:43 S Name Country Partici. Type Position Place of Work 4 Mrs. Omaima Mostafa AbouBakr Egypt Participant Professor Cairo University 5 Miss. Basand Ahmed Fahmy Mohammed Participant -President & Managing Director Al-Mashoura L.t.d. Fahmy Egypt Consulting Firm 6 Mr. Hideki Matsunaga Egypt Participant -Chief Representative JICA 7 Mr. Wael Ahmed Khalil Soubh Egypt Participant -Blogger/Activist WaELK.net 8 Mr. Saad Eddin Mohamed Ibrahim Rizk Egypt Participant -Founder Ibn Khaldun Center 9 Mr. Tarek Mohamed Ahmed Shaalan Egypt Participant -Head of the Economic Committee Al-Watan Party 10 Mr. Tarek Hassan Mossad El Dessouky Egypt Participant -Member AlNour Party 11 Mr. Hossam El-Din Mohamed Ali Bahgat Participant -Founder, Director Egyptian Initiative for Egypt Personal Rights (EIPR) 12 Miss. Nashwa Mohamed Aly Hafez Egypt Participant -Co-Founder Nebny 13 Mr. Hisham A. Hellyer Egypt Participant -Nonresident Fellow The Brookings Institution 14 Dr. Sanaa Aly Marei Makhlouf Participant -Professor The American University in Egypt Cairo 15 Mr. Husam Ibrahim Abudagga Egypt Participant -Lead Operations Officer The World Bank 16 Mr. Zeinab-Hibaaq Hagi Ibrahim Osman Egypt Participant -Founder and CEO Karama 17 Mrs. Sherihan Bekhiet Egypt Participant -Assistant to Mr.Amr Darrag 1 Mr. Malek Chaar France Participant -Mufti Christian Muslim Summit 2 Mr. Hafez Ghanem France Participant -Senior Fellow Brookings Institution 3 Mr. Emmanuel Comolet France Participant -Director of Strategy AFD 4 Mr. Bruno Aubert Participant Ambassador French Ministry of foreign France affairs 5 Mrs. Rim Sarah Alouane Participant -Ph.D Candidate University of Toulouse 1- France CAPITOLE 6 Mr. Anas Shaar France Participant -Aide to Mufti Shaar 7 Mrs. Samar Ahmad France - -Wife of Malek Chaar 8 Mr. Acil Tebbara France - -Journalist AFP Dubai 9 Mr. Alexis Breton France Participant -Policy Adviser Embassy of France in Doha 1 Mr. Georges Dagher Haiti* Participant -Consultant Ministry of foreign affairs 1 Mr. Ketut Putra Erawan Participant -Executive Director Institute for Peace and Indonesia Democracy 2 Dr. Muhammad Rifqi Muna Participant - Muhammadiyah Central Indonesia Board 1 Mr. Akihiko Koenuma Participant -Director General of Middle East and Europe Japan International Japan Department Cooperation Agency 2 Mrs. Misaki Kimura Participant - Japan International Japan Cooperation Agency 1 Miss. Randa Salim Zaki Ayoubi Participant -CEO Rubicon Group Holding Jordan "RGH" Page 3 / 9 Printed by: yasserm At: 11/06/2013 00:43 S Name Country Partici. Type Position Place of Work 1 Mr. Mohamad El Sammak Participant -Sec. Gen. of the Christian-Muslim Committee Christian-Muslim Lebanon for Dialogue Committee for Dialogue 2 Mrs. Magda Mohamed Elsanousi Omer Lebanon Participant -Country Director OXFAM GB 1 Ms. Fatma Zahra A. Langi Participant -Co-Founder Libyan Women's Platform Libya for Peace 2 Ms. Wafia Ahmed Abdulmajeed Alssaedi Libya Participant -Head of Electronic Media Office of the Prime Minister 3 Miss. Eman M. Bubaker Bin Younis Libya Participant -Lecturer in Public International Law National Africa University 1 Mr. Wan Saiful Wan Jan Participant -CEO Institute for Democracy and Malaysia Economic Affairs 2 Mr. Mohammed Hashim Kamali Participant -FOUNDING CHAIRMAN & CEO INTERNATIONAL Malaysia INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED ISLAMIC STUDIES (IAIS) 1 Mr. Mohamed Aly Ansar Mali* Speaker -Executive Director Festival au Desert 2 Mr. Abdoul Aziz Mahamadou Maiga Participant -Director of Cooperation Mission Ministry of Religious Affairs Mali* and Worship 1 Mrs. Aicha El Hajjami Participant -Professor Faculty of Law- University Morocco of Marrakech 1 Dr. James Movel Wuye Nigeria Participant -Pastor Interfaith Mediation Centre 2 Dr. Mohammad Nurayn Ashafa Nigeria Participant -Imam Interfaith Mediation Centre 3 Mr. Bilkisu Mustapha Bintube Nigeria Participant -Executive Director Advocacy Nigeria 1 Miss. Maryam Said Mohammed Al-Amri Participant -Coordinator of Women's Programs and Sohar University Oman Technology 1 H.E. Muhammad Shahzad Participant -Founder, Director Chanan Development Pakistan Association (CDA) 2 Ms. Siddiqui Sultana Pakistan Speaker President HUM Network ltd. 3 Mr. Durad Qureschi Pakistan Participant -CEO HUM TV in Pakistan 1 Mrs. Amina Rasul Bernardo Participant -President Philippine Center for Islam Philippines and Democracy 1 Mr. Francoise Freifer Qatar Organizer -Translator Brookings Doha Center 2 Mr. Jasser Auda Qatar Participant -Professor of Islamic Ethics Qatar Foundation 3 Prof. Ladan Affi Qatar Participant -Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Qatar University 4 Mr. Bahaa Omran Qatar Organizer -Communications Manager Brookings Doha Center 5 Mr. Gerd Nonneman Participant -Dean Georgetown University, Qatar School of Foreign Service 6
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