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SOME HIGHLIGHTS - COMPACT FACTS - COMPACT 75 years of NUMOV 1954: Dr. h.c. Alfred Toepfer, a 1983: Founding of the 1985: Founding of the businessman from Hamburg, German-Egyptian Economic Council Saudi-German Businessmen’s Dialogue succeeded Ernst Godeffroy as The idea of creating an institution concerned with economic and chairman of the Near and in cooperation with the in the framework of the cultural relations with the countries of the Near and Middle East Middle East Association in Egyptian Businessmens’s Association German-Saudi Joint Economic Commission 1954. The association attracted coordinated together with the had been discussed in the German business community since an increasing number of visitors Dr. h.c. Saudi Ministry of Economics and Finance from abroad, among them mini- Alfred the beginning of the 1920s. sters, diplomats and journalists. Toepfer At the same time, cooperation Hans-Otto Thierbach and 1934: The formation of the German Middle East Association took with the Federal Government Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker th place in Berlin, Jägerstraße 2-3, on May 30 , 1934. Today the could be strengthened. Representatives of building is the mission of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg the Near and Middle East Association were to the Federal Republic of Germany. received by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, and Prof. Dr. Erhard, Federal Minister of Dr. Hermann Reyss, the manager of Siemens was Economics, gave a speech on a Near and elected as first chairman of the assoicaiton. Middle East Day. Dr. Richard Turgut Özal Hans-Dietrich Genscher von Weizsäcker 1950: On February 1st, 1950 a number of perso- Many further milestones marked the work of the nalities met to establisch the “Near and Middle 1984: The Near and Middle East Association celebrated its 50th anniversary Near and Middle East East Association” (NUMOV) as the successor of 1958: On October 1st, 1958, Dr. Ernst A. on September 6th, 1984. In the presence of the Federal President, Association until 1989: the German Middle East Association in Messerschmidt succeeded Dr. Reinhard Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, who was accompanied by his wife Marianne, the Following Foreign Minister Hamburg. Some of them had already been for- Hüber, the executive member of the board who board of the Association had the honour to welcome almost 900 German and Genscher's visit to mer members of the association in Berlin. The had served in his post for many years. Dr. foreign members, and guests from Germany and abroad in the Congress Damascus in August 1985, founding meeting of the Near and Middle East Messerschmidt contributed to the success of Centre of Hamburg. During the event, high-ranking government representati- th the Syrian government Association (NUMOV) was held on May 10 , the association in an exceptional way. The ves presented papers on how to strengthen the already existing cooperation invited the Near and 1950 in Hamburg. The goal of the association Near and Middle East Association grew to between Germany and the countries of the region and to find new fields of Middle East Association was based on the old statute: to help promote become the largest of all associations in cooperation.The papers presented by Federal Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich for talks. A German busin- German economic relations with the Near and Hamburg under his management. He remained Genscher, Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Özal, and the president of the Arab ess delegation travelled to Middle East on a non-profit basis. Religious and managing director until his death in 1971. Fund for Social and Economic Development, His Excellency Mohammed Damascus in 1985 headed political goals were expressly excluded; cultural Imady, all conveyed the political and economic significance of the Middle East activities such as public lectures were also Dr. Ernst A. by the association’s chair- 1903: Heinrich A. Meißner Pascha digging region. provided for with the new statute. Messerschmidt man, Hans-Otto Thierbach the first turf of the Baghdad railway. The and the management of As an internationally recognized foreign trade organi sation, the Near and concession to build the Baghdad railway, The first journal of the associaton had the title “Announcements of the the Near and Middle East Middle East Association has always communicated the interests and propo- which the German industry was granted in German Middle East Association/Orient Chronicle”. It appeared on November Association travelled to sals of its partners in the region to the public in Germany and, at the same 1898, was a mile stone in German-Oriental 3rd, 1934. After renaming the journal to “Orient News” (Orient-Nachrichten) in the countries of the region time, has made the efficiency of the German industry more visible. The economic relations. 1935, it already appeared bi-weekly from June 1937 onward. As of 1940, it in order to introduce itself. association's success was also reflected in its membership numbers. In the was titled “The Near East” (Der Nahe Osten) and appeared monthly. year of its 50th anniversary the association welcomed its 500th member. 1920 1940 1960 1980 19th Century 20th Century 1973: Hans-Otto Thierbach, 1986: Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer, like his th 1936: On April 29 , 1936 the 1952: At the beginning of December 1952 the "German- 1960: The establishment of the German Orient Foundation in member of the board of predecessor Hans-Otto Thierbach, German-Iranian Chamber of Iranian Chamber of Commerce" was revived. Its head- 1960 meant a crucial expansion of the activities of the Near and Deutsche Bank AG, who was a member of the board of Commerce was founded. quarters and staff where those of the Near and Middle Middle East Association. The German Orient Institute was Frankfurt/Main, succeeded Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, East Association until 1998. estab lished under the roof of the German Orient Foundation. Dr. h.c. Alfred Toepfer as became chairman of the board of 1956: The Near and Middle East With the establishment of the German Orient Institute, the Near chairman of the Near and the association on September 16th, Association achieved great success in 1956 and Middle East Association also published the "Orient Hans-Otto Middle East Association on 1986. Dr. Otto Plassmann became with its exhibition "Near and Middle East - News"/"The Near East" under its new title "Orient". Thierbach April 26th, 1973. Rochus the managing director in 1989. 1953: Cultural exchange between Germany and the countries of then and now", which took place in Freiherr von Lüttwitz was the Heinrich A. Meißner Pascha the Arab world was broadened when, in Janu ary 1953, the German Hamburg from September 29th until October executive board member of (1862 - 1940), Architect of Protestant School in Cairo which had been founded 1873 was reo- 14th, 1956. It was the first event of its kind the association and the the Hedjaz railway and one pened under the name "Goethe Institute". Offering German langu- 1968: In November, 1968 the first German business that led the German public to examine the German-Iranian Chamber of the founders of the age courses and organizing cultural events to promote mutual delegation visited Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. In March tradition of German-Oriental relations on a of Commerce from 1971 until Baghdad railway understanding was the very goal of the institute. Additional bran- 1971 another business delegation travelled to cultural and economic basis. The large 1989. ches were opened in quick succession in the Orient: Beirut (1954), Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Dubai number of visitors clearly demonstrated to . Damascus (1955), Tehran (1958), Izmir and Baghdad (1959), the countries of the Arabic-Islamic world the Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer Alexandria, Basra, Khartoum (1960), Istanbul and Amman (1961). Rochus Freiherr extent of interest in Germany. von Lüttwitz NUMOV / GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION / NUMOV SOME HIGHLIGHTS - COMPACT FACTS - COMPACT 75 years of NUMOV 1999: Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski - also known as Ben Wisch - became Honorary Chairman of the Near and Middle East Change and Continuity: The Nineties Association. 2000: Founding of the Federation of European Middle East Business Associations Hans-Jürgen 1995: On December 27th, 1995, Wolf-Elmar Warning became 1998: Founding of the Wischnewski 2001: Founding of the NUMOV Junior Section chairman of the Near and Middle East Association. He succeeded German-Yemenite Forum Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer who had been the chairman of the Association since 1986. 2001: Founding of the f.l.t.r.: Jens-Ove Stier, Vice- NUMOV Senior Consultants Section chairman of the Near and Middle East Association, f. r. t. l.: H.E. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Walter Weinberger, German the Republic of Yemen, H.E. Dr. Helga Gräfin Ambassador to Qatar, H.H. Strachwitz, Ambassador in Yemen, first Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- female German Ambassador in the region, Thani, Emir of Qatar, Werner 2001: The Near and Middle East Werner Schoeltzke, Helene Rang Schoeltzke, Chairman of the Association has in the meantime become Werner Helene Rang H.H. Hamad bin Jassim bin Mohammed Near and Middle East the best-known German organisation in Schoeltzke 1998: A business delegation of the Near Al Thani and H.E. Roman Herzog Association Qatar, apart from the companies opera- and Middle East Association, in cooper - H.H. Abdullah II. of Jordan ting in the country such as KruppUhde. 1997: Werner Schoeltzke, chairman of the executive 1999: H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin ation with the Federal Ministry of On behalf of the Federal Ministry of directors of Fritz Werner Industrie-Ausrüstungen Khalifa Al-Thani was the first H.E. Dr. Helmut Kohl and H.E. Hosny Mubarak Economic Cooperation and Development 2000: In October, H.H. Economics and Labour, the Near and GmbH - later renamed MAN Ferrostaal Industrie - Qatari head of state to visit and the Hessian Ministry of Economics, King Abdullah II of Middle East Association organised a dele- anlagen GmbH - became the chairman of the Near Germany.