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WINTER
2010
’50
Wael Dajani
is working in Abu Dhabi. “I
have the best memories about my days at
IC and AUB,” he writes. “I always remem-
ber most of my classmates. I want to give
you my best regards, and also give them to
all my ex-teachers at IC (whoever is still
there). I also give my best regards to all
my class mates who are still around.”
‘54
Sami Alamuddin
is living in Beirut and
has been - for the past ten years - the
president of the AUB Engineering &
Architecture Alumni Chapter with
the activities of the AUB Alumni. He
would like to share a picture of the 1954
IC graduates preparing to receive their
diplomas at the graduation ceremony at
the “Oval” of the upper AUB campus.
(e-mail: alamuddin.sami@gmail.com)
From left to right:
Jawad Adham, Edward Akkawi, Nabil
Acra, Sami Alamuddin, Fadel As’ad &
Hassan Ayad.
And another picture of three members of
the 1954 graduates of “Beirut 4” scouts in
one of their
camps in
Lebanon.
Left to right:
Dr. Alex
Zakharia,
Engineer Sami
Alamuddin, Dr.
Kamal Bikhazi
Dr Alex Zakharia
is living in Miami,
Florida where he practices his profession
as a surgeon. He visits Beirut every few
months and enjoys playing tennis, his
favorite sport, in the beautiful weather
of Lebanon. (e-mail: alex_zakharia@
bellsouth.net)
Dr Kamal Bikhazi
is living in Beirut-
Lebanon looking after his patients and
occupied for the moment in refurbish-
ing the Hospital he owns “Khouri Hospi-
tal” adjacent to the AUH hospital in Ras
Beirut. (e-mail: kbikhazi@inco.com.lb)
‘57
Ziad Salaheddin Yamout
retired after
serving as Director of Physical Plant
at AUB. He has three children: Sani, a
Pediatric Surgery fellow in Buffalo NY,
Sawsan, an Equine Surgery fellow at UC
Davis CA, and Karim, a Neuropsychology
fellow at UC Davis CA.
’61
Nicolas Chahine
would like to share the
picture of his son Karim’s marriage on
August 6th. (He is sitting in the middle).
“This is how I look 50 yrs later at my son’s
wedding,” he writes.
L to R: bride Riwa, head of Chafik Jirbaka
AUB BA 02, groom Dr Karim MD
FACS, his mother in law Rania, my wife
Dunia my daughter Zeina Chahine Jir-
baka AUB BSc’02, MPH ’05, my daugh-
ter Lara Chahine Rezko BMarketing
Concordia U., Robert Rezko.
’63
Zahid Hamid
obtained BA/MA degrees
from Cambridge University in 1968,
worked as civil servant (1970-78), entre-
preneur (1978-88), Advocate, High courts
and Supreme court (1988 to date). He is
an elected member, National Assembly of
Pakistan (2002) and served as Minister of
State/Federal Minister (2004-07). He was
re-elected MNA (2008)
’67
Marwan J. Kabbani
graduated in 1972
from AUB (Bsc in Civil Engineering)
and married Roula Doughan in 1976. His
daughter Dima ’99 and his son Sany ’02
are both IC and AUB graduates. Dima
graduated from the Medical school in
2006 and she is specializing now in Infec-
tious disease at Boston University. Sany
graduated from the school of Engineering
(CCE) in 2005, worked at Bowz and Co
for three years and is now doing his MBA
at Harvard. Immediately after graduation,
Marwan worked with Jouzy & Patners
Consulting Firm up to 1978 before join-
ing the international consulting firm, Dar
Al Handasah (Shair and Partnes), where
he is now the head of the Transportation
Department in Beirut. Email marwan.
kabbani@dargroup.com or mjmkabbani@
gmail.com.
Below is a photo (taken in April 09) of
the following Engineers from the Class
of 67
From Lt to Rt Marwan Kabbani, Basim
Sayigh, Walid Nasr and Rizk Sahyoun
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