APPENDIX B

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

 

OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE

 

Chairman: Suleiman Franjieh
Minister for Agriculture,
Housing and Cooperatives,
Lebanon

 

Vice-Chairmen: All Heads of Delegations

 

Rapporteur: Mohammad Khalifa
(Egypt)
   

 

MEMBER NATIONS OF THE REGION

AFGHANISTAN  
Delegate Alternate
Naik Mohammad GARDIZI
Minister for Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Kabul
Sayed Fadlullah FADEL
Ambassador
Embassy of Afghanistan
Cairo
 

ALGERIA

Delegate Alternate
Lahssan BOUFARES
Ambassador
Embassy of Algeria
Beirut
Djoudi, BELGHIT
Counsellor
Embassy of Algeria
Beirut

 

BAHRAIN
Delegate Alternate
Jaffar H. AHMED
Director of Plant Wealth Department
Ministry of Works and Agriculture
Manama
Khalil E. AL-DERAZI
Manager of Agricultural Relations Department
Ministry of Works and Agriculture
Manama

 

CYPRUS
Delegate Alternate
Symeon MATSIS
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Nicosia
Haris ZANNETIS
Agricultural Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Nicosia

 

DJIBOUTI
     
EGYPT
Delegate
Mohamed KHALIFA
Agricultural Cousellor,
Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome

 

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
Delegate Alternate
Abdul Ali SABBAGH
Deputy Minister for Planning and Budget
Ministry of Agriculture
Teheran
Majid DEHGHAN-SHOAR
Director-General
Office for International and Regional Organizations
Ministry of Agriculture
Teheran

 

IRAQ
Delegate Alternates
Abdullah Najem AL-ANI
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Baghdad
Bader ALLAWI
Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome
Mohammed Abdulrahman AL-ANI
Director of Relations Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Baghdad
Hani Khairalla MOHAMMED
Director of Planning and Follow-up
Ministry of Agriculture
Baghdad

 

JORDAN
Delegate Alternates
Hashem AL-SHEBOUL
Minister for Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Amman
Mazen Fouad KHASAWNEH
Secretary-General
Ministry of Agriculture
Amman
Jihad ABU MUSHRIF
Director of International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Amman

 

KUWAIT
Delegate Alternates
Ahmad AL-NAQEEB
Deputy Director-General, Agricultural Development
Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR)
Kuwait
Jassim AL BADER
Assistant Director-General for Services and Agricultural Regions, PAAFR
Kuwait
Fatimah HAYAT (Ms.)
Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome
Amir MARAFI
Director Foreign Relations Department, PAAFR
Kuwait

 

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
   
LEBANON
Delegate Alternates
Suleiman FRANJIEH
Minister for Agriculture, Housing and Cooperatives
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Samir ELKHOURY
Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome
Samir ABU JAWDEH
President, Green Plan
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Adel CHOUEIRY
Director-General
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
George MANSOUR
Director of Studies
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Wafa EL-DIKAH HAMZA (Ms.)
Director, Agro-industry and Food Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Yolla GHORRA (Ms.)
Irrigation Rehabilitation and Mondernization Project Coordinator
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Tony SAYSSA
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut
Gloria MONARCHA (Ms.)
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Beirut

 

LIBYA
Delegate
Nuri Ibrahim HASSAN
Permanent Represetative to FAO
Rome

 

MALTA  
   
MAURITANIA
Delegate Alternates
Abdel Wedoud SADHG
Charge d'Affair
Embassy of Mauritania
Damascus
Hamath N'GAIDE
Director of Research, Training and Extension
Ministry of Rural Development and Environment
Nouakchott
Dendou TAJEDINE
Chief of Mission
Ministry of Rural Development and Environment
Nouakchott

 

MOROCCO
Delegate Alternates
Abdelaziz ARIFI
Director of National Institute for Agricultural Research
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Rabat
Lamia RADI (Ms.)
Counsellor to the Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Rabat
Ahmed HAJJAJI
Director of the Regional Office of Tadla for Agricultural Assessment
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Rabat
Mohamed YACOUBI SOUSSANE
Chief Rural Engineering,
Administrative Studies Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Rabat
Allal CHAALI
Chief Engineer
Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Rabat

 

OMAN, SULTANATE OF
Delegate Alternates
Ahmed Bin Khalfan Bin Mohammed
AL-RAWAHI
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muscat
Hassan Ben Ahmad Ben Mohammed
AL-NABHANI
Director-General, Directorate for Planning and Economic Development and Director of the Minister Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Muscat
Khatem Bin Khamis AL-MAMARY
Director-General of Agriculture and Animal Resources
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Muscat
Hilal Bin Soud AMBUSAIDI
Director of International Relations and Training
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Muscat
Saleh Ben Mohammed Ben Saleh AL-ABRI
Director-General, General Directorate of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Muscat

 

PAKISTAN  
    
QATAR
Delegate Alternates
Ali Mohammad AL-KHATER
Minister for Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture Doha
Mohamed Fahad ALFAIHANI
Assistant Under-Secretary for Agricultural Affairs and Agriculture
Ministry for Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Doha
Ali Mohamed Jaber AL-KUBAISI
Director, Department of Agricultural Development
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Doha
Yacoub Abdulah AL-HAJ
Assistant Director, Department of Agriculture and Water Research
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Doha
Waleed Fahad AL-MANA
Assistant Director for General Affairs
Office of the Minister
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Doha
Mohamed Rajab AL ISMAIL
Secretary, Office of the Minister
Ministry for Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
Doha

 

SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF
Delegate Alternates
Abdulaziz Ben Saad AL-SHATRY
Deputy Minister for Agricultural Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Riyadh
Abdelaziz Hamdan AL-JUDIA
Director-General, Extension and Agricultural Services Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Riyadh
Rashed Ben Abdelaziz AL-KHADHER
Director-General, Animal and Plant Quarantine Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Riyadh
Abdulkareem Ben Mohammed AL-GHAMDI
Director-General of Agricultural Research Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Riyadh
Zaid M. AL-HUWAISHEL
Director of Foreign Relations
Minister's Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Riyadh
Ahmad S. AL-AQUIL
Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome

 

SOMALIA
    
SUDAN
Delegate Alternates
Al Hag Adam YOUSIF
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Khartoum
Abdelrahman M. MUKHTAR
Under-Secretary
Ministry of Animal Resources
Khartoum
Mohammed Said Mohanmmed Ali HARBI
Permanent Representative to FAO
Rome
Mohammed Ahmed Ali DINGEL
Director of Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Khartoum
Ekhlas F. ELTOM (Ms.)
Deputy Director of Fiscal Budget
Ministry of Finance and National Economy
Khartoum

 

SYRIA
Delegate Alternates
Asa'ad MUSTAFA
Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Damascus
Erfan ALLOUSH
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus
Nahi SHEBANI
Director of Planning and Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus
Walid Al-TAWIL
Director of Agricultural Research
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus
Atieh AL-HINDI
Director of Agricultural Policy Centre
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus
George SOUMI
Director of Irrigation and Water Use
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus
Mohammad Sulaiman KARBOUJ
Deputy Director
Arab and International Relations Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Damascus

 

TAJIKISTAN
   
TUNISIA
Delegate Alternates
Salem KHEMILY
Secretary-General
Ministry of Agriculture
Tunis
Ahmed BOUGACHA
First Engineer, International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Tunis
Mansour HAJJAM
Chief of Service, Planning Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Tunis

 

TURKEY
Delegate Alternates
Vedat UZUNLU
Deputy Under-secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ankara
Sinan VAROL
Head of Department
Foreign Relations and Coordination
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ankara
Filiz SOYDAL (Ms.)
Head of Department
General Directorate of Protection and Control
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ankara
Engin KONCAGUL
Water Consultant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ankara
Altan ALPLAY
Commercial Counsellor
Foreign Trade Ministry
Hamra

 

TURKMENISTAN
   
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Delegate Alternates
Saeed Bin Mohammed AL-RAQABANI
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Abu Dhabi
Abdullah A. BIN ABDELAZIZ
Director, Department of Agricultural Protection and Extension
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Abu Dhabi
Abdulla Khulfan Muhammad ALSHURAIKI
Director of the North Region
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Abu Dhabi
Habib ABBOUDI
Chief, Planning Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Abu Dhabi

 

YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
Delegate Alternate
Abdulrahman BAMATRAF
Vice-Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Sana'a
Abdul Malik AL-THOR
Director-General, Planning and Monitoring
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Sana'a
      

OBSERVERS FROM MEMBER NATIONS NOT IN THE REGION

PERMANENT OBSERVER MISSION OF THE HOLY SEE

Mounged EL-HACHEM
Archbishop of Barbek
Barbek

Sami GHOSN
Engineer, Founder of Messaiah Property
Bekaa

 

 
JAPAN  
Shin MORISAKI
Section Chief
International Cooperation Planning Division
Economic Affairs Department
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tokyo
Yukinobu MIYAKODA
Third Secretary
Embassy of Japan
Baabda
Naoko MORIYA (Ms.)
Section Chief
International Cooperation Planning Division
Economic Affairs Department
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tokyo
   

PALESTINE

Hikmat ZAID
Minister for Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
  
Walid ABED RABBOH
Minister's Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Ali FATAFTA
National Research Centre Director
Ministry of Agriculture
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Barakat EL-FARRA
Minister's Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Dalal AL-MASRI (Ms.)
Liaison Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
     

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WEST ASIA (ESCWA)

Hazem EL BEBLAWI
Executive Secretary
Beirut

Ahmed FARAHAT
Chief Sectoral Issues and Policies Division
Beirut

Mohamed GABR
Chief of Agriculture Section
Beirut

Medhat BAKRI
Regional Advisor on Agriculture and Agro-Industries
Beirut

Ibrahim AWAD
Secretary of the Commission
Beirut

UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)

Giuseppe PAPULI
Field Representative
Beirut

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE (UNIC)

Nejib PRIJI
Chief
Beirut

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)

Khaled ADLY
Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa
Cairo

Tarek SHAYYA
Programme Officer
Damascus

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION
OF LEBANON (ANU)

Samir DAHER
President
Beirut

Nabih EID
Coordinator Health, Pollution and Drugs
Beirut

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO/EMRO)

Habib Mohamed LATIRI
Representative
Beirut

     

OBSERVERS FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (IGOs)

ARAB AUTHORITY FOR AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (AAAID)

Abdel Karim Mohamed AL-AMRI
President
Dubai

Naufal Hamid RASHEED
Advisor
Khartoum

Mohamed Hamdi AL-ARABI
Acting Director
Regional Office
Dubai

ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (AARINENA)

Mohammad Hassan ROOZITALAB
President, AARINENA
Teheran

COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF (GCC)

Abdullatif I. AL-MUGRIN
Director, Trade and Agriculture Department
General Secretariat
Riyadh

ARAB CENTRE FOR STUDIES OF ARID ZONES AND DRY LANDS (ACSAD)

Hassan SEOUD
Director-General
Damascus

Riad SAAD EDDIN
Economics and Planning Department
Damascus

GENERAL UNION OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE FOR ARAB COUNTRIES (GUCCIAAC)

May DEMASHKIA
Director of the Research Department
Union of Arab Chambers (UAC)
Beiurt

ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
(AOAD)

Yahia BAKOUR
Director-General
Khartoum

Awatef KHEDER
Expert
Damascus

El Sadig El Fadil AZRAG
Director, Technical & Scientific Cooperation Department
Khartoum

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES (ICAMAS/CIHEAM

Placido PLAZA
Principal Administrator
Paris

LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES (LAS)

Nadra M. Dia KEBBE
Department for Economic Affairs
Cairo

REGIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRARIAN REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE NEAR EAST (CARDNE)

Mohamed Shafie SALLAM
Chairman of the Governing Council
Cairo

Khaldoun AL-SBAIHI
Director-General
Amman

SAUDI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (SFD)

Abdullah AL-SHAYIE
Senior Specialist
Department of Research and Economic Studies
Riyadh

Saud AL-ABDULHADI
Specialist
Department of Research and Economic Studies
Riyadh

    

OBSERVERS FROM INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (INGOs)

AGRICULTURAL FOOD MARKETING ASSOCIATION FOR THE NEAR EAST
AND NORTH AFRICA (AFMANENA)

Mahmoud AL-HEYARI
Secretary-General
Amman

Alkanadi Youssef OTHMAN
Chairman of the Executive Council
Amman

ARAB FERTILIZERS ASSOCIATION (AFA)

Mohamad Fathi EL-SAYED
Assistant Secretary-General
Cairo

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS (ICARDA)

ARAB FEDERATION FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES (AFFI)

Sami BISSAT
President of Arab Regional Committee for Normes and Standards
Beirut

Adel EL-BELTAGY
Director-General
Aleppo

Mahmoud SOLH
Assistant Director-General for International Cooperation
Aleppo

 

 

FAO STAFF

Jacques Diouf Director-General, FAO
Atif Y. Bukhari ADG/Regional Representative, RNE
Brahim Amouri Sub-Regional Representative, SNEA
Zohair Abdalla Senior Marketing and Credit Officer, RNE
Ghassan Hamdallah Soils Officer, RNE
Dyaa Abdou Chief, Policy Assistance Branch, RNE
Talib Ali Animal Production and Health Officer, RNE
Nasredin Hag Elamin Economist, ESC, Rome
Ahmed BenAmeur Chief, Interpretation Group, GIC, Rome

 

 

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Conference Secretary: Ghassan Hamdallah, RNE
Conference Affairs Officer: Amor Ben Romdhane, FAOR/Lebanon
Reports Officer: Maurice Saade, RNE
Information Officer: Michael Hage, RNE
Information Technology Officer: Ahmed Al-Mutawa, RNE
Documents Officer: Ms. Shahira Sharawy, RNE

 


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