Dr. Rasha Shaker Abdul-wahab
Associate Professor in Computer Science, College of Mathematics and IT , Ahlia University. Ph.D from University of Technology, Baghdad/Iraq, published several papers reflecting diverse research interests spanning Evolutionary Algorithm, and Data mining to E-Leaning, Knowledge Management. In addition to teaching assignments, supervising dissertation at both Ph.D and Master levels. interested in research activities, mainly in the area of Knowledge Discovery and Evolutionary Techniques.
Durra A. Rahim M.Salman*
Accounts Relationship Manager,Taib Bank, Diplomatic Area, P.O.Box 20485, Manama, Tel: 17533186/17533334
Fax:17783020,email:durra@taib.com
E.V. Rajeevan*
P.B.No. 11320, Desert Scan, TV Anchor , (M): 36668639, Fax: 17271799
Essa Abdulla Moosa
Sole Proprietor, Prosperity Trading & Contracting Est., P. O. Box 998, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17730001/17731530,
Fax: 17732339.
Essa Ahmed Abdulla*
Manager, Delmon Travel Agency, Qualification: Ticketing and Reservations,Married,Children(3)
Hobbies: Fishing and Swimming, In travel business for over 20 years.
Essa Jassim Sayyar*
MBA (University of Hull), P.O.Box 18622 Bahrain Tel: 17626484 (M): 39635334,Birth: 1956, Married, Children (2) Previosly: Teacher - Ministry of Education (1977-’81). Labour Relations officer- Bahrain Airport Services (1981-1983), Social Researcher - Executive Bureau Council of Ministers,Labour and Social Affairs, Gulf Co-operative Council (1983-’88), Secretary to the Board of Directors - Bahrain International Bank (1988-1991), Member: Bahrain Sociologist Society, Bahrain International Mobility Centre, Bahrain Scouts Society, Al Hala Club, Ex - Board Member - Bahrain Swimming Association, Bahrain Society for Training & Human Resources Development, Awardee of ‘A Pioneer Volunteer’ award (1987), & ‘Best Executive 1998’ award by Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs.’Best Dissertation’ award by University of Hull (1998)
Essam Ateya Al Hayki
Chief, Human Resources & Admin. Services;Human & Financial Resources Directorate; Civil Service Bureau, P.O.Box 1066, Manama, Bahrain, email:essam.alhayki@csb.gov.bh; Tel:17364444, Fax:17811927
Faisal Ahmed Zayani
Chairman, Zayani Computer Systems, P. O. Box 5918, Manama, Bahrain Tel: 17732272, Fax: 17735884, P. Add: House. 1279, Rd. 161, Jasra. 1001, Tel: 17611919(R), Wife- Fairouz, Children- Sarah, Hala, Alia, Member: The Rotary Club of Sulmaniya, Hobbies: Tennis, Music, & Reading
Faisal Hassan Jawad*
CEO, Jawad Business Group, P.O.Box 430, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17253032, Fax: 17273866. P. Add 1, Jawad Gardens. 1318, Rd. 1814, Barbar 518, Tel: 17692564, Married, Children- Kareem, Jameel, Jawad, Sophia, Member: The Rotary Club of Salmaniya, Hobbies: Tennis, Swimming, Camping, Skiing, Sailing
Fareed Ahmed
Sales Manager, Bahrain Light Industries Co. B.S.C. P. O. Box 26700, Manama, Bahrain,
Tel: 17830222/17830388, Fax: 17830399.
Fatema E. Ahmed*
Public Relations Specialist, , P.O.Box 5, Manama, Bahrain.Tel: 17545971, Fax:17533974, email:fatema@works.gov.bh,
Born on 13-10-1983, Bahraini, Single, Graduated in Mass Communication and Public Relations from the University of Bahrain (2007) on a scholarship from the Ministry of Education(2002), Personal Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer at Gulf Holding Company (Feb 2007- April 2007), Public Relations Specialist at Ministry of Works since Nov 2007. Proficiency in Web Designing, Designing programs & Programming languages. Special skills in Good Team Work, Communication and Presentation skills in Arabic & English,Organizing Exhibitions, Conferences and any kind of events.Hobbies:-Shopping, Fashion Designing Decoration, Drawing and Painting, Helping poor people,Writing stories and poems, Surfing the Web,Volunteer work & Social activities.
Fawaz Ebrahim Mohamed Al Zayani *
Managing Director, Fawaz Al Zayani Group of Companies ,P.O.Box 20500, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17274472, 17274427/17715252, Fax:17276672, email: fawazco@batelco.com.bh, D.O.B:1950, P.Add: Villa 72, Bani Otbah Avenue, Manama 326. Married, Children: Rasan, Mariam, Abdulla, Abdul Wahab
G.K. Nair*
Managing Director, M/s. Mayuri Fashions, P.O. Box 2807, Manama,Bahrain.
G. Sentahamarai Kannan*
M.Sc., B.Ed., D.M.,D.M.R.I.T., (Nuclear Medicine Division), Radiology Department, Salmaniya Hospital, Bahrain., Tel: 17284017, D.O.B: 07-06-’66, P.Add: 36, Pattaraivakkom Road, Varadarajapuram, Ambattur, Chennai - 53, India., Married, One Child, Previously: Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Cancer Institute, Chennai, Member: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Hobbies: Table Tennis.
Gautam Toolsidas*
Vice President, Wealth Management Services,
Tel:17584202, Fax: 17588504 (M): 39944109, email: gautam.toolsidas@citi.com
Geethakrishnan M.R.
System Consultant, Science & Industry Division, P.O.Box 584, Manama, Bahrain,
Tel: 17727177, (R)17720832, (M)39451476, website:intersid@batelco.com.bh
Geevarghese Suresh*
Managing Director, Trans Bahrain W.L.L., P. O. Box 1103, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17243857, Fax:17257948, (M)39467569, D. O. B: 13/11/’53, P. Add: Thuruthiyil House, Cheppad. P. O, Alappuzha Dist, Kerala, S. India., Wife - Mercy, Children- Sumesh, Sumetha In Gulf: 20 Yrs, Member: Bahrain Marthoma Parish, Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam, Indian Fine Arts Society, Indian Club, Hobbies: Reading, Sports, Travelling.
George Mathew, Dr.*
Projects & Financial Control, National Imports & Exports Co.BSC; P O Box 1080, Manama, Bahrain.Tel:17535005,Fax:17533436;email:esteradm@batelco.com.bh; Chairman -Bahrain Malayalee Business Forum, President -Friends of Pathanamthitta
George M.V*
Manager (Businessman), B.Com & I.T.I., Mubarak Al Maghribi Welding Workshop, P.O.Box 21547, Manama, Tel:17789854,
Fax: 17789854, (M)39900128, born on 15-5-’59, Add: Flat 2, Bldg 368, Block 311, Road 1114, Manama, Married, Children-2, Ashley & Anita (D) Wife: Alice. Deals in all types of steel fabrication and wrought iron works
George T. Iype*
M.Com., MBA, Director Texas Technical Services. P.O. Box 113302, Manama, Bahrain Tel: 17789555, Fax: 17789666, Dir:
17785523 (M) 3952908 email: textech@batelco.com.bh General Manager-Sunday International ,
P.O. Box 113302, Manama, Bahrain; Tel: 17789000 Fax: 17789666 email: sunday@batelco.com.bh
George Williams*
Editor-in-chief Gulf Daily News and Gulf Weekly; E-mail: george@gulf-daily-news.com
Married to Barbara with two children, Scarlett and Georgia. Born in Wigan, England,educated at Ashby-de-la-Zouche and Kettering Grammar schools before joining the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph and then on Coventry Evening Telegraph, Birmingham Post and Evening Mail, and the Evening Standard and then to Bahrain. His interests include English literature, postal history, contemporary jazz, tennis, good food and fine wine,completed 30 years in the Gulf
Gerard M. Fernandes (Gerry)*
Chairman -Rhine Resources P.O. Box 60089, Manama, Bahrain. Tel: 17180535, Fax: 17180355,email: gmfernandes@rhineresources.com,www.highlandbahrain.com
Gopi Nambiar*
Chief Accountant, Bahrain Jewellery Centre,P.O.Box 69, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17535092, Fax: 17535097,(M)39912039, email:gopinathan@bjc.com.bh
Harinder Lambah
Director (Projects), M/s.M.R.S. Fashions W.L.L. M/s. EPIC Designers Ltd. M/s. Must Garment Corp Ltd,Add: Building No. 1215, Road, 3928, East Riffa 939, Bahrain., P.O. Box 37318, East Riffa, Bahrain. Tel: 17763214 (D)/17768100 Ext. 223, Fax: 17760620, (M)39420535,
email:harinder@mrs.com.bh
Harish Sewani
Manager, M/s. Aswaq Al Awafi, P.O. Box 11568, Manama, Bahrain; Tel: 17294881, Fax: 17291372
Hasan Al - Mahal
Business Consultant, Mantech Computer Service W.L.L., P.O.Box 20489, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17735225/17731717,
Fax: 17735095/17735551, email:mantech1@
Hasan Mansouri
Owner, Hasan Mansouri, P. O. Box 5185, Manama, Bahrain,Tel:17728144/17728144 (D)17830100/17593593, Fax: 17729976, Plant hire, fabrication, structural steel supply & erection, construction, accommodation, villas, flats.
Hassan Al Baluchi
Director, M. H. Baluchi & Sons; P.O.Box 5840, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17275220, Fax: 17270698,D. O. B: 22/06/’90, P. Add: 515, Blk. 208, Muharraq, Tel: 17345990 Married, Wife - Hind, Children-Mohammed , Abdulla, Member: The Rotary Club of Adliya, Hobbies: Sports and Fishing.
Hemant C. V. Patel*
Chairman - Chunilal Purushottam & Co., P. O. Box 4, Manama, Bahrain,
Tel: 17210738 Fax: 17210750
Hemant Joshi
Group Finance Manager ,M/s. Abdulla Ahmed Nass Group,P.O. Box 669, Manama, Bahrain, email:aanass @batelco.com.bh,
email:nassbah@batelco.com.bh; Tel: 17725522/17725729, Fax: 17728184 (M)39607361, website: www.aanass.com
Hisham Al Shehabi
Partner, Intec, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17725252, Fax: 17729005
Hussain M. Safar*
Owner, Shuffti Store, BAB Al-Bahrain Bldg.,P. O. Box 1213, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17253969, Fax: 17240189, (M) 39683311, Airport Customs, Bahrain(1971), Retired as Chief Customs Officer, Established Current Business in 1971, Married, Children: Sawsan(D), Adnan(S), Abeer (D) Member: The British Club, Al Ahli Club, Bahrain Club, Muharraq Club, Hobbies: Cooking and Swimming
Hussain Ahmed Al Shamlan
General Manager, Abdul Latif Al Aujan Group, P.O. Box 61 & 904, Manama, Tel: 17223527, Fax: 17223536 D.O.B: 04/01/’45, P. Add: 1427, Rd. 5339, Blk. 553, Budaiya, Tel: 17692543, Married, Wife- Weddad, Children- Manal, Taha, Noora, Ahmed, Member: The Rotary Club of Adliya, Hobbies: Football, Tennis, Reading, Travel.
Hussain M. Almahdi
BSc.,MBA, MSc., President, Gulf Global Consultancy Co., Office No.11, Building No. 1327, Road 525, Block 305, Manama, P.O.Box 30072, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: (O)17212212, (M)39639997, Fax:17225866, email:gulfgc@batelco.com.bh,www.ggc.com.bh Economic Marketing and Public Relations Consultancy, Professional Translation, and University Services.
Ibrahim A. Al Hamer
Managing Director, Motive Business Consulting & Solutions, Manama Centre, Entrance No.4, Suit 43, P.O. Box 3016, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17223944, Fax: 17228544, (M):39611000,Email: ialhamer@motivebc.com www.motivebc.com
Indu P. Bhatia*
Managing Director, M/s. Raymond’s, Kumar’s, P.O. Box 5162, Manama, Bahrain.(M) 39626944,
Tel: 17253566(D)/17250970/ Fax:17230841, email:khnk152@batelco.com.bh
Ismail Khonji
Managing Director, Ismail Khonji Associates, P.O.Box 72, Manama, Bahrain Tel:17714463,Fax:17712292, P. Add: Al Bustan Gardens, House 915, Rd. 2928, Al Markh.529, Tel: 17691489(R), Married, Children- Nader, Alia & Samir, Member: The Rotary Club of Salmaniya, Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Swimming
Jacob Samuel*
B.A(History),Hotel Management/
Travel Management,IATA Licensed instructor, Senior Instructor, BTI. (M) 39046158 D.O.B: 03/05/’54, Working Bahrain Training Institute, Ministry of Education as Senior Instructor. Previously: IATA-UFTAA Course Consultant & Senior Lecturer - Travel & Tourism, Ex-Kerala State Junior/Senior AthleticsChampion, played key role in training Bahraini Nationals sponsored by the Ministry of Labour to take up travel jobs, attended UNIDO’s ‘Train the Trainer’s Programme’, trained Travel Agents, Airlines- Bahrain Airport Services- Civil Aviation Affairs’ Staff and Novices to International Standards, P.Add: S/O Late M.C.Samuel, M.C.S Rubbers, Tholicode P.O. Trivandrum 695547, Kerala, India, Wife- Premu Korulla, Reshmi Jacob (D), Member: Institute of Travel & Tourism (U.K), Hobbies: Meeting
Jaffar A. W. AlMansoor
Chartered Accountant -U.K., Manager - Finance & Administration , BMMI, P. O. Box 828, Bahrain, Tel: 17735777, (R) 17414888, Fax: 17731186, email: jmansoor@bmmi.com.bh, D. O. B: 31/07/’62, Wife - Sawsan Humaidan, Children - Rawan AlMansoor & Hisham AlMansoor, Previously: Batelco (Finance Division) Member: Rotary Club of Salmaniya, Bahrain International Seafarers Society, Hobbies: Soccer, Travel.
Jalal Abdulla Al-Alawi
Propreitor, Safa’a Contracting & Trdg. Est P. O.Box 5756, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17770052, Fax:17779362, Importers of
building materials
Jalil Malik*
Director, Nawab Jewellers, 259, Al Hadrami Road, P.O.Box 2743, Manama, Bahrain.
Tel: 17277064, (M)39469669, Fax: 17277064
Jameel Yousif Ahmed Al Ghanah*
Managing Director- Al Ghanah Contracting Est. P. O. Box 2510, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17722333, Fax:17722233, Graduated in Wood Designing and Carpentry Works, Tel: (R)17402279, (M): 39608111, D. O. B: 07/01/’55, P. Add: Villa No. 225, Road No. 5908, Zinj 359, Bahrain, Wife: Najiya Khadim Hussain Al Qaidoom, Children- Mohammed, Abdulla, Mahmood, Fathima and Yousif,Member: Diners Club, Hobbies: Travelling, music.
James Mohan Kanjoor*
Manager-Bahrain Branch Giffin Graphics
P.O.Box 54075 Manama Bahrain. Tel: 17723272 Fax: 17723727 (M) 39463572; email: mohan@giffingraphics.com
Jassim Moh’d Es’shaqi*
MSc in Project Engineering Management from Lancaster University, UK., Chief Executive Officer – Paramount Properties & Facility Management Co. W.L.L (Subsidiary of Tameer – Bahrain). D.O.B: 01-09-1965, with vast experience in Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Aluminum Smelter and Aviation, an active member with ASME since 1999. email: jeshaqi@paramountfmpm.com
Jayan Menon*
Master of Business Administration, Operations Manager-Techno Blue Trading Co (A Group Concern of AL HAWAJ - Exclusive distributors for SAMSUNG home appliances and Consumer Electronics), P.O.Box: 891, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17233240 /17686023 email:jayan@technoblue.com.bh, Married, Wife: Anjitha Menon, Son: Abhishek Menon (7 yrs)
John Iype*
Construction Manger, Comsip Al A’ Ali W.L.L.,
P. O. Box 26949, Adliya, Bahrain., Tel: 17773006 /17755527, Fax: 17770045, email: comsip@batelco.com.bh, (M)39455587/17261718(R)In Bahrain since 1973,Founder member and current President of Mavelikkara Association,Hon. President of Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam 2005-06,General Secretary of Coordination Committee of Indian Associations (CCIA) (2005-06),Chief Convener of Bahrain Councilors Forum (under the aegis of the Indian Embassy and YMCA Bahrain), Construction Convener of St.Mary’s Orthodox Church Building (2001-03),Member of the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Diamond Jubilee Building Committee, Co-ordinator of LMRA and Indian Embassy during amnesty period. Also Local Help Team Member,ICRF Volunteer,an active member of the Open House of Indian Embassy in helping and solving problems of Expat Employees of all the community, Winner of the “PRAVASI PRATHIBHA AWARD 2008†given by Community Leadership Foundation
John Menezes*
Proprietor,Vrindavan Restaurant, P.O.Box 15399, Isa Al Kabeer Avenue, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 272320/234454, (M) 39612827, Specialists in Punjabi, Moghalai, Chinese, & South Indian.
Johnny D. Thekkineth*
Finance Manager, House of Travel, P.O.Box 565, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17217070, Fax:17216216 , e-mail: myagent@batelco.com.bh, P. Add: Thekkineth House, Angamally Kerala,
Joseph Thomas*
M.A., B.Ed, Director, The Asian School, P.O.Box 1143, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 722886,Fax: 720207, D.O.B: 11/2/46, Peediakal House Marangattupilly. P.O.,Kottayam, Kerala,India.Wife-Elizabeth Joseph,Daughter-Lovy ,Son-Timmy., Member : The Indian Club,Bahrain.Hobbies: Reading, Previously worked as a College Lecturer (English) in India, and as Principal of a Public School,Nagaland, (India).
Joseph Moussa*
(Electro- Mechanical Engineer), Director , Yateem Commercial Co. W.L.L.P. O. Box. 60, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17253177, Fax: 17250483, P. Add: Lebanon, Member: Rotary Club of Manama, Hobbies: Car Racing, Rallies, Tennis and Boating. Since 1973 in Bahrain, Earlier worked as Air Conditioning Engineer in Lebanon ( 7yrs), Managing Director- Yateem Airconditioning Dubai Branch. Present position (From 1973
