A late Syrian-French businessman. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “ Syrian Arab Company for Tourist Establishments, ” which he founded in 1977. He was the owner of a five-star hotel chain, “Cham Hotels,” in several Syrian cities, and president of the French “Le Royal Monceau” hotel group, which he co-founded. Which includes the Vernet, Miramare Crosti and Elysee Palace hotels. He also held the position of President of the International Federation of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism between 1993 and 2021, the Euro-Mediterranean Tourism Organization, and Honorary President of the International Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Switzerland. He participated in the completion of many irrigation projects in Syria, including: Al-Rastan Dam, Mahardah Dam, Al-Asharna Irrigation Project, and the irrigation network in Al-Ghab Plain. He also assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “ Othman Munif Al-Aidi Foundation for Culture, Media and Development ,” which he founded, and participated in establishing “Bank of the Mediterranean” in France, and “ Bank of the Mediterranean ” in Lebanon, and he was a member of its board of directors. In the field of journalism, he contributed to the issuance of the American magazine Reader's Digest and its Arabic version, Al-Mukhtar, and chaired the board of directors of the Lebanese Arab Week magazine. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut , the University of Balamand , and Al-Manar University , and worked as a lecturer in hydrology, fluid mechanics, and dam construction at the University of Damascus and the University of Aleppo . He received many decorations, including: “The French Medal of Honor” by French President François Mitterrand on May 10, 1988, for his investment in the “Le Royal Monceau Hotel” in Paris, the “Legion of Honor” with the rank of Knight from France, the “Legion of Honor” from France, and the “Legion of Honor” from France. Honor” with the rank of officer by the French President, “Order of Saints Peter and Paul” with the rank of Grand Officer by Ignatius IV Hazim, “Order of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius,” “Syrian Order of Merit” first class by President Hafez al-Assad, and was also classified among “List of the 100 Most Prominent Syrian Businessmen” in Al-Eqtisadi’s annual list for the year 2010. He holds a doctorate in water sciences and fluid mechanics in 1955 from the “Sorbonne University” in France, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering, specializing in dams, irrigation, and hydroelectric power in 1952 from the “Grenoble Institute of Technology.” In the same country. He died on Monday, October 4, 2021.