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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Talal Kazem Nasser Al-Din (Abu Kazem; November 1, 1949 in Jerusalem ) is a Palestinian businessman , born and residing in Jerusalem . He holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut in 1974. He has been the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Birzeit Pharmaceuticals Company since 1991.
His life
Talal Nasser Al-Din was born in 1949 in Jerusalem. He studied and graduated from the private Freres School , and obtained a GCE certificate, not a Tawjihi certificate like his peers in college. He joined Birzeit College in 1968 to complete his studies. In 1970, he and about 45 students from Birzeit College moved to complete their studies in Beirut at the American University and Beirut Arab University . After graduating from the American University, he returned to Birzeit in September 1974, as a professor teaching inorganic chemistry to fourth-year students. He contributed, along with a group of professors and academics such as Dr. Gabi Baramki and Dr. Abdul Latif Abu Hijleh, to include three new subjects in the Department of Chemistry that were not previously available because it was a college. He continued to teach as a lecturer at the university until 1984.
His career
Talal began his career in 1974 when he invested in Birzeit Pharmaceuticals, and in 1984, he was appointed CEO of Birzeit Pharmaceuticals , and in 1991 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. In 1992, Birzeit Pharmaceuticals expanded and merged with Palestine Pharmaceuticals, followed by another merger with Eastern Company in 2002.
In 2003, Nasser El-Din started his progress by establishing and chairing the board of directors of Petro Pal Mineral Oils Company. In 2005, he established Lotus Financial Investment Company. He participated in establishing the National Bank , which he also chairs. Later in 2007, Mr. Talal invested in establishing Takaful Insurance Company and was appointed as its Chairman until 2016. Mr. Talal also invested in establishing Abraj Development and Investment Company and was appointed as its Chairman until today.
His role and contributions
As part of his active participation in developing the Palestinian private sector and the local community, Nasser Al-Din holds a number of administrative positions in a group of investment companies in the real estate, financial and service sectors, including:
Established the Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade). He also founded the Palestinian Federation of Industries, which he headed until 2003.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Investment Fund until 2006.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Monetary Authority (2002-2006).
He helped establish the Palestinian Pharmaceutical Industries Association, which he chaired until 2008.
He helped found the Businessmen's Association in 1998.
Member of the Board of Directors of Palestine Telecommunications Company - Paltel .
Member of the Board of Directors of Palestine Electricity Company.
Member of the Board of Trustees of Saint Joseph Hospital from (2016-2020)
Chairman of the Waqfet Ezz Fund, which was established in 2020 to support the Palestinian people during the Corona pandemic .
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