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Azzam Bei Lürssen
Azzam is a name of Arabic origin (, and may refer to: People Given name *Azzam Sleit (born 1966), Jordanian engineer and politician Surname * Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (also known as Azzam Pasha), Egyptian diplomat who is known for making the famous Azzam Pasha quotation *Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian * Ahmad Azzam, Syrian footballer *Azzam Azzam, person who was convicted of spying for Israel *Bob Azzam, Lebanese singer *Husam Azzam, Palestinian athlete and paralympian *Mansour Fadlallah Azzam, Syrian politician Nickname *Adam Yahiye Gadahn, spokesman for Al-Qaeda, also known as Azzam the American Other * ''Azzam'' (2011 yacht), a yacht participating in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race * ''Azzam'' (2013 yacht), Emirati luxury yacht in service since 2013 * ''Azzam'' (2014 yacht), the winner of the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race *Azzam Publications A publishing house based in London, United Kingdom, Azzam Publications has been accused by the auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzam Sleit
Azzam Sleit (born 1966) is a Jordanian academic and politician. He was minister of information and communication technology of Jordan between 21 August 2013 and 2 March 2015. Early life and education Sleit was born on 9 June 1966. He received bachelor's degree and master's degree in computer science and engineering both from King Fahd University. He also holds a PhD in computer science from Wayne State University, Michigan, which he obtained in February 1995. Career Sleit worked as the vice president of Strategic Group and Director of professional services of Triada, United States. He also assumed IT-related senior management positions in various US firms including Information Builders, MetLife, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hamad Medical Organization which is affiliated body of Qatari Ministry of Public Health until 2005. In 2005, he joined Jordan University and worked as a professor of computer science. His main study fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam ( ar, عبد الرحمن حسن عزام) (8 March 1893 – 2 June 1976), also known as Azzam Pasha, was an Egyptian diplomat and politician. He was the first Secretary-General of the Arab League, from 22 March 1945 to September 1952. Azzam also had a long career as an ambassador and parliamentarian. He was an Egyptian nationalist, one of the foremost proponents of pan-Arab idealism, and opposed the partition of Palestine. Family and early life Abd al-Rahman Azzam's father, Hassan Bey, was born into an upper-class Arab family which became prominent during the first half of the nineteenth century in Shubak al-Gharbi, a village near Helwan (south of Cairo). His grandfather, Salim Ali Azzam, was one of the first Arabs to become director of the southern Giza Governorate; his father, Hassan Salim Azzam, was also active in many regional governing bodies.Coury, 1998, p. 16. Azzam's mother, Nabiha, was also descended from a distinguished family. Her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzam Pasha Quotation
The Azzam Pasha quotation was part of a statement made by Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, the Secretary-General of the Arab League from 1945 to 1952, in which he declared in 1947 that, were a war to take place with the proposed establishment of a Jewish state, it would lead to "a war of extermination and momentous massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacre and the Crusades." The quote was universally cited for decades as having been uttered on the eve of the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and the Arab states several months later. The source of the quote was traced by the computer scientist Brendan McKay to an October 11, 1947, article in the Egyptian newspaper ''Akhbar al-Yom'', titled "A War of Extermination", which included the quote, with the added words "Personally, I hope the Jews do not force us into this war, because it would be a war of extermination and momentous massacre ". The historian Efraim Karsh considers this quote a "genocidal threat". The Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated "defensive jihad" by Muslims worldwide to help the Afghan mujahideen fight against Soviet forces in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Azzam was a teacher and mentor to Osama bin Laden, and was one of the key figures who persuaded bin Laden to go to Afghanistan and back the mujahideen fighters there. Together, they cofounded the Maktab al-Khidamat, an organization that was created for the purpose of drawing foreign Muslim fighters (known as Afghan Arabs) to fight in the war. Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, he promoted militant jihadist activities on behalf of other Muslims in other countries, and subsequently became known as the "father of global jihad". Azzam was killed by a car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Azzam
Ahmad Azzam ( ar, أحمد عزام) (born 27 June 1977) is a Syrian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le .... References * 1977 births Living people Syrian footballers Syria international footballers Sportspeople from Damascus Al-Jaish Damascus players Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players Association football midfielders Syrian Premier League players Al-Jaish Damascus managers {{Syria-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzam Azzam
Azzam Azzam ( ar, عزام عزام, Levantine Arabic: , he, עזאם עזאם; born 1962) is an Israeli Druze who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel, and jailed for eight years. He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal. Arrest and trial Azzam is from the town of Maghar, Israel. A mechanic by training, he worked for Tefron, an Israeli textile company. As part of his work for Tefron, he made trips to Egypt to visit local factories which were subcontractors of the company. During one such visit in November 1996, he was arrested in Cairo by Egyptian security services. His arrest was kept secret for several days. It was only after it was noted in Israel that his whereabouts were unknown, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry and an official Israeli mission to an economic conference in Cairo pressed the issue with the Egyptian government that his arrest was made known. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Azzam
Wadie George Azzam, better known by his stage name Bob Azzam, (24 October 1925 in Alexandria – 24 July 2004 in Monaco) was an Egyptian singer. With his hit song " Mustapha", created and composed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Fawzi for the Egyptian movie; That's What Love Is (1961); Azzam achieved success in France in the 1960s, the song was later sang by other different singers. '''', 30 May 1960 The track peaked at No. 23 in the , spending fourteen weeks in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husam Azzam
Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee, "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games""ATHENS 2004 News" International Paralympic Committee, September 24, 2004 when he represented Palestine at the in . Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the |
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (born 1960) is the Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria. Early life, education and career Azzam is a Syrian Druze born in Sweida. He earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from the University of Damascus in 1983, followed by a Diploma in Translation and Arabization in the French language from the same school in 1985. He also earned a Diploma in International Relations from the National Institute of Public Administration in Paris. In 1994, he took a diplomatic post in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1995–2000 he worked at the Embassy of Syria, Washington, D.C. as administrator of cultural affairs and U.S. Congress affairs. From 2000–2002 he was an adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Director of Protocol. From 2003–2008 he was Deputy Director of the Presidency of the ceremony, and then appointed Secretary of the Presidency. His term as minister of public works ended on 9 February 2013. Personal life Azzam is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Adam Yahiye Gadahn ( ar, آدم يحيى غدن, ''Ādam Yaḥyā Ghadan''; September 1, 1978 – January 19, 2015) was an American senior operative, cultural interpreter, spokesman and media advisor for the Islamist group al-Qaeda, as well as prolific noise musician. Beginning in 2004, he appeared in a number of videos produced by al-Qaeda as "Azzam the American" ('Azzām al-Amrīki, عزام الأمريكي, sometimes transliterated as Ezzam Al-Amrikee). Gadahn, who converted to Islam in 1995 at a California mosque, was described as "homegrown," a term used by scholars and government officials for Western citizens "picking up the sword of the idea" (in the words of one FBI agent) to commit attacks in the West. American intelligence officials allege that he inspired the 2007 Osama bin Laden video. In 2004, he was added to the FBI Seeking Information – War on Terrorism list. On October 11, 2006, he was removed from that list, and placed on the Bureau of Diplomatic S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzam (2011 Yacht)
''Azzam'' was a Volvo Open 70 yacht by Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design, founded by Bruce Farr in Auckland, New Zealand, is a racing yacht design firm based in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. The firm is led by Patrick Shaughnessy. Its yachts measure from to . Farr develops custom and produc .... She finished fifth in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Ian Walker. On the 16th of January, 2015 the yacht was completely destroyed by fire in France. See also * ''Azzam'' (2014 yacht) References {{Reflist Volvo Ocean Race yachts Volvo Open 70 yachts Sailing yachts of the United Arab Emirates Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzam (2013 Yacht)
''Azzam'' ( en, Resolute) is a private super yacht built by German shipyard Lürssen Yachts. ''Azzam'' was launched on 5 April 2013. At in length, it is the longest private motor yacht in the world. It has a beam of and an unusually shallow draft of . The yacht was delivered on 9 September 2013. Engineering Engineer Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi directed the construction of ''Azzam'', with technical engineering by Lürssen Yachts including design by Nauta Yachts and interior design by Christophe Leoni. Following a year of engineering, the yacht was built in three years, which is a record building time according to ''Superyacht Times''. ''Azzam'' possesses the ability to travel at high speed in shallow waters. Features Among many other features, the yacht has a main salon with a length of and a beam of with an open plan and no pillars. It can travel in excess of powered by a combination of two gas turbines and two diesel engines with a total power output of through four pump-jet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
