Background
Syriani, Aziz R. D. was born in 1942 in Beirut, Lebanon.
lawyer investment company executive
Syriani, Aziz R. D. was born in 1942 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Bachelor of Business Administration, American University, Beirut, 1964. Bachelor of Laws, University St. Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, 1965. Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1972.
Various positions Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, 1972—1974. Outside counsel The Olayan Group, 1973. Partner Fouad Boutros, 1974.
Chief operating officer The Olayan Group, 1978—2002, president, since 1978, Chief Executive Officer, since 2002. Former board directors Winterthur Life Insurance Company, Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company, Winterthur Group. Board directors American Express Middle East Development Company (subsidiary American Express), 1974—1976, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, since 1983, Credit Suisse (Australia) Ltd., since 1998, The Credit Suisse Group, since 1998.
Minister, foreign affairs, Lebanon. Member, international council Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs.