"Global Leader for Tomorrow"

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From a comment on the <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://cunningrealist.blogspot.com/" target="top">Cunning Realist</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> blog (to the blog post "In Good Hands?"), regarding Dubai Ports chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>DP World said it won approval from a secretive U.S. government panel that considers security risks of foreign companies buying or investing in American industry. The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States "thoroughly reviewed the potential transaction and concluded they had no objection," the company said in a statement.<br><br>http://www.fdimagazine.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/329/Profile:_Sultan_Ahmed_Bin_Sulayem.html<br><br><br>Profile: Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem<br>June 20, 2003 <br><br>Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem is recognised as one of the leading businessmen in Dubai. As executive chairman of Dubai’s Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation (PCFZ); chairman of Tejari.com, a B2B marketplace; and chairman of the recently established property development company Nakheel, he is somewhat occupied one could say.<br><br>Dubai’s PCFZ Corporation has been under Sultan Bin Sulayem’s astute management since 2001, and in this time he has streamlined operations and administration to a level achieving record success. Dubai Customs was merged with Jebel Ali Free Zone and the Dubai Ports Authority in 2001 to become the billion-dollar organisation it is today.<br><br><br><br>Stars Officially Launched - Gala Dinner Hailed a Success <br><br>Wednesday <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>7 November 2001</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br>Dubai <br><br>The inaugural STARS gala dinner, held on Sunday 15th October, witnessed speeches from His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; along with John Quelch, the Dean of Harvard University; <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Neil Bush, the brother of President George Bush</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->; Amr Dabbagh, Chairman of STARS; <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, Executive Chairman, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation; and Ben Ngubane, Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa.<br><br><br>http://uae-embassy.org/<br><br><br><br>Dubai to have strong presence at World Economic Forum in Davos<br>posted on <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>01/24/2006</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> by uaeinteract<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and Nakheel, will head a six member strong delegation from The Corporate Office (TCO)</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Taking place from 25 - 29 January, WEF is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas, according to a press release. The 2006 Forum will see 2,340 participants from 89 countries. <br><br>This comprises 15 heads of state or government, including Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany, who will give the Forum's opening speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan and Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland. Other political speakers include Jack Straw, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, and Robert Zoellick, US Deputy Secretary of State. <br><br>The business world will be represented by more than 730 chairmen and CEOs from the world's leading companies will take active part in the discussions - the highest ever since the World Economic Forum was launched in 1971. Business participants include <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Paul D. Wolfowitz</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, President, World Bank, and Sir Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman Virgin. The overarching theme of the Forum is "The Creative Imperative." <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem will be participating in a discussion and workshop on "Pioneering Cities", which will look at the formula required for a city to emerge as a global leader in innovation and creativity. Bin Sulayem is a regular participant at the WEF, and was recently elected as a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by WEF - a recognition of Bin Sulayem as one of a generation of leaders who are "global" in terms of their accomplishments and potential</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. (The Emirates News Agency, WAM)<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <p></p><i></i>