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SHEIKH
SALEH KAMEL IS THE NEW
WORLD HALAL FORUM CHAIRMAN
two-day
event is expecting massive
turnout of some 1,000 participants
Coastweek
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Halal Forum Secretariat has announced the appointment
of Dato' Seri Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel of Saudi
Arabia as its new chairman. Sheikh Saleh takes over
the post from Khairy Jamaluddin, who completed the
two-year term as the Chairman of WHF (2006-2007),
reports AHMAD HAFIZ OSMAN.
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Sheikh
Saleh is currently the chairman of the Islamic
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an OIC organ
representing business chambers from the 57
member countries and also chairman of the
General Council for Islamic Banks.
Born
in 1941 in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh is both
and a highly successful businessman and a
passionate activist for Islamic economy.
He
is the founder and chairman of Dallah Al
Baraka Group, a conglomerate with interests in
banking, media, agriculture and services in
more than 32 countries. Forbes ranked Sheikh
Saleh the 114 richest person in the world.
Sheikh
Kamel established the Islamic Economics
Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the Saleh Abdallah
Kamel Centre for Islamic and Commercial
Research and Studies, Al-Azhar University,
Cairo, Egypt. |
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Coastweek
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Saleh Abdullah Kamel of Saudi Arabia is new
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Dallah
al Baraka Group also conducts the Al-Baraka Annual
Seminar on Islamic Economics and Ramadan Annual
Symposium and Seminar.
It
created the Islamic Economy Analytical Indices, The
Quranic Verses Indexing and Classification Program,
Islamic Economic Rules, The Computerized Encyclopedia
of Economic Fatwas and programmes on Carrying Out
Islamic Translations by Means of Modern Techniques,
Positive Contributions in Establishing the Islamic
Banks Information Center and Intra-Islamic Banks
Research Coordination Center.
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Taking
over for the new term which commences in 2008
Sheikh Saleh will undertake his maiden keynote
address at the opening of the WHF 2008 on May
12, 2008.
The
World Halal Forum Secretariat believes that
the new World Halal Forum chairman will take
the event and its programmes to even higher
levels and on global scale, and fit seamlessly
into this year's theme "Sustainable
Development through Investment and
Integration".
The
Secretariat thanks its outgoing chairman
Khairy for his pivotal role in creating the
awareness and appreciation of halal through
the World Halal Forum.
His
leadership, based on clear directions and
strong principles has made the World Halal
Forum a force to be reckoned with globally in
two short years.
To
be held on May 12 and 13, 2008, at the Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre, WHF 2008 will be
hosted by the Halal Industry Development
Corporation (HDC) and organised by KasehDia
Sdn Bhd (KasehDia).
The
two-day event is expecting a massive turnout
of some 1,000 participants, ranging from trade
ministers, industry leaders, government
representatives and international halal
certification bodies who discuss and
deliberate on topics that stand to shape the
growth and direction of the global halal
industry.
Sectors
represented in at the WHF are manufacturing,
agriculture, logistics, finance, retail,
investment, trading, research, training and
certification. |
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Part
of the WHF programme is the WHF Industry Dialogues,
organised in different countries throughout the year
including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Thailand,
Indonesia, Turkey, Singapore, Australia, the
Netherlands, South Africa and China.
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