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Aug 2022
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Houssam Abiad | The Mo Show 63 | Plannin...

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Although born in Australia, at the age of 3, his parents moved back to war-torn Lebanon where Houssam grew up. At the age of 18 he moved back to Australia with his family where he spent his adult life.He graduated with a double degree in Health Sciences & Biomedical Engineering and first found success as an entrepreneur in business before switching to politics. In 2010, he was elected to the City of Adelaide and is the first Muslim to hold a Deputy Lord Mayoral Office in Australia. In 2019, the Royal Commission for Makkah City & Holy Sites recruited him, and he relocated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 9 weeks before the pandemic.Houssam discusses his life as an Australian Muslim, childhood recollections from Lebanon, his preconceived notions of Saudi Arabia, and the privilege of serving Makkah.حسام الأبيض، هو مختص في إدارة المدينة ومن كبار رجال الأعمال و كذلك رئيس قسم الابتكارات على الرغم من كونه ولد في أستراليا، إلا أنه في سن الثالثة عاد مع والديه إلى لبنان التي مزقتها الحرب وهناك نشأ حسام. أما في 18 من عمره، عاد مع أسرته إلى أستراليا حيث أمضى هناك بقية حياته البالغة. ثم تخرج بشهادة مزدوجة في العلوم الصحية والهندسة الطبية الحيوية وحقق النجاح لأول مرة كرائد أعمال في مجال الأعمال التجارية قبل تحوله إلى مجال السياسة في عام 2010، انتخب لعضوية مدينة أديلايد وهو أول مسلم يعمل بمنصب نائب مكتب عمدة البلدية في أستراليا.وفي عام 2019، عينته الهيئة الملكية لمدينة مكة المكرمة والمشاعر المقدسة، وانتقل إلى المملكة العربية السعودية قبل 9 أسابيع من تفشي الوباء. يتحدث حسام عن حياته كمسلم أسترالي، وذكريات طفولته من لبنان ومفاهيمه المسبقة عن المملكة العربية السعودية، وامتياز خدمته لمكة المكرمة.Houssam AbiadInstagram https://bit.ly/3BIfB0NTwitter https://bit.ly/3SGvFGqLinkedin https://bit.ly/3oX5EVpThe Mo Show PodcastYoutube https://bit.ly/3nDwsZvApple Podcast https://apple.co/3J9ScX4Spotify https://spoti.fi/33dzsC2Google Podcast https://bit.ly/3ebB7xNAnghami https://bit.ly/3mRo1uyWebsite https://bit.ly/3H2DhMMInstagram https://bit.ly/2KAwq5vTwitter https://bit.ly/3KanEnJEmail info@themopodcast.comThis episode is presented by Caffeine LabWebsite https://bit.ly/3bonoWhInstagram https://bit.ly/3b7uNtaCreditsAhmed Hussein | Brand ManagerRyan Ismail | Show ManagerMubashir Shoukat | EditorKatie Janner | Sound EditorChaima Boudchar | TranslatorEdgar Ydel | Sound EngineerChristian Rufo | Sound Engineer
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