Chairman: Toufic Rached Al-Houry

  • Lebanese

  • Born in Beirut in 1933

  • Studied in the Maqased Islamic Philanthropic Society Schools

  • Earned B.S. in Economics from the American University of Beirut (1952)

  • Studied in the graduate department of the London School of Economics (1952-1954)

  • Worked in business, particularly the family business (1954-1964)

  • Vice President of Ibad al Rahman (1954-1962)

  • Supervisor of Falestinuna Magazine (1959-1964)

  • One of the founders of the Arab University of Beirut and member of its Board of Trustees to the present day

  • One of the founders of the Islamic Center for Education, which became a Waqf in 1979, and President of its Board of Trustees to the present day. The Waqf controls the Faculty of Al Imam Al Ouzai College for Islamic studies, the Islamic Faculty of Business Administration, and other Waqf institutions.

  • Supervisor of the Islamic Report on Lebanon (1979-1983)

  • Researcher and lecturer at local and international conferences on Islamic and scientific issues since 1952

  • Author of many published studies and lectures