Background
SAOUMA, EDOUARD was born on November 6, 1926 in Beirut, Lebanon.
agricultural engineer international official
SAOUMA, EDOUARD was born on November 6, 1926 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Student, French University School Engineering, Beirut, 1949. Ingénieur Agronome, Ecole National Superieure d'Agronomie, Montpellier, France, 1952. Honorary Doctor, University La Molina, Peru.
Honorary Doctor, University Seoul. Honorary Doctor, University Jakarta, Indonesia. Honorary Doctor, University Warsaw, Poland.
Honorary Doctor, University Los Baños, The Philippines. Honorary Doctor, University Uruguay. Honorary Doctor, Punjab Agricultural University, India.
Honorary Doctor, Faisalabad Agricultural University, Pakistan. Honorary Doctor, University Nacional Autónoma, Nicaragua. Honorary Doctor, University Agricultural Sciences Gödöllö, Hungary.
Honorary Doctor, University Gembloux, Belgium. Honorary Doctor, University Prague, Czechoslovakia. Honorary Doctor, University Florence, Italy.
Honorary Doctor, Catholic University America. Honorary Doctor, University Bologna, Italy.
Director Tel Amara Agricultural School 1952-1953, National Centre for Farm Mechanization 1954-1955. Secretary-General National Federation Lebanese Agronomists 1955. Director-General National Institute for Agricultural Research 1957-1962.
Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and Far East 1962-1965. Director Land and Water Development Division 1965-1975, Director-General of FAO 82, 1982-1987, since 1988(93). Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry October-November 1970.
Honorary Professor, of Agronomy, Agriculture University of Beijing. Accademico Corrispondente dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura (Italy). Honorary degree from 16 universities.
Commander.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Governing Board, National Grains Office 1960-1962. Of Secretary since 1963.
Spouse Ines, National of Colombia.