Born on the 22 April 1938 in Jaffa , Palestine , Abu-Ghazaleh moved to the Lebanese village of Ghazziyeh in 1948 , two hours away from the port city of Sidon. After attending both elementary and secondary school(s) in Sidon , he later went on to pursue his higher learning at the American University Of Beirut after attaining a full Scholarship .
Whilst still an Undergraduate , he worked as a teacher and Translator . His first job after graduating was in an audit firm.
In 1969, upon hearing a speech on Intellectual Property (IP) at a Time-Warner conference in San Francisco , Abu-Ghazaleh decided to work in the field of Intellectual Property Rights as well as accounting.
In 1972, two Firms - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Company (TAGCO) and Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) - were set up, each specializing in the field of accounting and IP respectively. Since then, Abu-Ghazaleh founded a total of fourteen professional services firms that specialize in various fields such as Management , Consulting , Legal Services , IT and many more.
Over the years, Abu-Ghazaleh managed to establish close partnerships with global organizations such as the UN and the WTO .
On April 4, 2007, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon appointed Abu-Ghazaleh, as the deputy chairman of the UN Global Compact during its second meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York.
{Link without Title}
- Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters , Canisius College , New York, USA, 1988.
- Decoration of the Republic of Tunisia , 1985.
- Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France , 1985.
- Coat of Arms of the Kuwaiti Association of Accountants and Auditors , 1983.
- Gold Mercury International Award, Bahrain, 1978.
- Decoration of Independence of the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan , Jordan 1967. {Link without Title}
- Chairman , Commission on Telecommunications, Information Technologies and E-Business , International Chamber Of Commerce (ICC), Paris, 2001-2004.
- First Chairman of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC), Amman, Jordan, 2001.
- Chairman of the Founders Meeting of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC), Amman, Jordan, 2001.
- Chairman, Lebanese Intellectual Property Committee (ICC), beirut, 2000-present.
- Chairman, Jordanian Intellectual Property Committee (ICC), Amman, 2000-present.
- Chairman, Arab Internet & Domain Names Association (AIDNA), 2000-present.
- President, Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries (LES), Amman, 1998-present.
- Chairman, U.N. Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), N.Y., 1995-1996.
- Chairman, United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Accounting Standards, N.Y., 1995-1998.
- Chairman, Steering Committee for Newly Industrialized and Developing Countries' Affairs, the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), 1989.
- Founder & President, Arab Knowledge and Management Society (AKMS), known as Arab Management Society (AMS) , N.Y., 1989-present.
- Founder & President, Arab Society For Intellectual Property (ASIP) known as the Arab Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property (ASPIP) , Munich, 1987-present (in consultative status to the World Intellectual Property Organization , (WIPO)).
- Founder & President , Arab Society For Certified Accountants (ASCA) , London, 1985-present (in consultative status with the U.N. Economic And Social Council , (ECOSOC))
- Deputy Chairman of U.N. Global Compact (UNGC), N.Y., 2007-present. [http://www.chamber.org.hk/wsc/speakers/TalalABUGHAZALEH.pdf
- Patron , L’Association pour le Rayonnement de l’Opéra national de Paris (AROP), since 2004.
- Patron , Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO), since 2003.
- Patron , Freunde der Salzburger Festspâele since 1976.
- Board of Trustees and Chair, National Music Conservatory (NMC), Amman, Jordan (2003-2005).
- and Ziad Rahbani Conference, Anis Makdisi Program in Literature, American University in Beirut (AUB), Lebanon (2006).
- Patron , Walid Gholmieh Symphonies (2006).
- 28th General Assembly for the International Music Council , Petra ( Jordan ), 22-25 September 1999.
- TAGO Golden Jubilee concert, London, July 1997. {Link without Title}
|
