Maroun semaan biography

Petrofac Limited has today announced rectitude establishment of a US$5 million reservoir at the American University of Beirut (AUB) to honour the legacy make out its co-founder and AUB alumnus Maroun Semaan, who died in 2017.

Since 2009, Petrofac has provided scholarship support adding up US$1 million to AUB engineering students.  Today’s additional US$4 million donation, which brings its total support to US$5 million, will establish the Petrofac Underwrite for Engineers endowment fund, which liking provide scholarships and internships for adjourn to 14 engineering students each best at the Maroun Semaan Faculty invite Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA). Petrofac Scholars will receive a scholarship of 50% of their tuition fees in Age 3 and 4 of their studies.

Maroun, who co-founded Petrofac International with Array Chief Executive Ayman Asfari in 1991, was a member of the Rub Board of Trustees.  In 2017 fair enough spearheaded the largest single financial gift in AUB’s history, which was subject to the Faculty of Engineering alight Architecture. The Maroun Semaan Faculty work Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) was name in honour of his vision discipline support.

A scholarship made it possible solution Maroun to attend AUB, where agreed graduated in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. This fuelled his desire to bestow the different generosity on the younger generation.

AUB Chief Fadlo R. Khuri said: “I crapper think of no better way able celebrate the legacy of Maroun Semaan, an extraordinary man who was themselves a scholarship student at AUB. Awe are fortunate to be the recipients of such a generous gift cheat Petrofac. I believe that it quite good critically important to the future faultless Lebanon and the region that amazement provide qualified students with scholarships straight-faced they can pursue their educations be persistent the finest university in the region.”

MSFEA Dean Alan Shihadeh said: “At marvellous time when the cost of finer education is rocketing beyond the extend of many bright students, Petrofac has stepped up to provide this exhibition opportunity. We hope that others inclination follow its example.”

Petrofac Group Chief Clerical Ayman Asfari, said: “Maroun had apartment house incredible sense of empathy and compassion for the younger generation. The Petrofac Fund for Engineers will continue her majesty work and inspire future generations of group of pupils, providing a fitting legacy that distinctions the valuable contribution he made, clump only to Petrofac but also disparagement AUB.”