Sabah Mohammed Amin Al- Rayes 

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Sabah Al-Rayes , born in Kuwait, graduated in 1965 as Civil Engineer with minor in Architecture and Metallurgy, from Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. Complemented in 1984 by a Doctor of Engineering Honoris, Causa degree, from the same university.

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Mr. Al-Rayes commenced his professional career in the Ministry of Public Works, Kuwait. Then decided to aim for playing an active role in the on-going-transformation of Kuwait into a modern state, realizing the importance of infrastructure in achieving this goal , he left the Ministry of Public Works in 1968 to establish his own firm, Sabah Al Rayes Consulting Engineers (PACE), which rapidly developed into Kuwait’s leading multi-discipline consultancy office. Corporation with entities such as the Kuwait Fund For Arab Economic Development, Arab Fund for Economic Development, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Islamic Development Bank, The World Bank – primarily for projects in Africa and the Far East. PACE also gained multi-discipline experience serving the government, corporate and private sectors, designing more than 1,000 projects, worth more than two billion Kuwait Dinars covering Kuwait, Africa, Asia and the CIS countries including several land mark projects. Mr. Al-Rayes sold     his share in (PACE), in October, 2011, and established,       Al-Rayes Consulting Engineers.

Some of the outstanding career achievements and honors of Mr. Sabah    Al-Rayes are highlighted below:

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Professional Affiliations:

1.         Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE)

2.         Fellow of the Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitats (CTBUH)

3.Member of National Society of Professional Engineers (USA)

4.         Member of the Kuwait Society of Engineers

5.         Member of the Bahrain Society of Engineers

6.         Member of the Saudi Society of Engineers

7.         Member of American Arbitration Association

8.         Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK

9.         Member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers

10. Member of the American Society for Industrial Security

 

Notable Professional Positions:

1.         Technical Consultant - Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Kuwait Aid Program for Developing Countries, 1968, 1973

2.         Executive Secretary and Member of Board, Kuwait Society of Engineers,1967-1973

3.         Member of the Board of Kuwait Specifications and Standards Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait, 1966-1973                                         

4.         Chairman, Education Committee, Union of Arab Engineers, Cairo, Egypt, 1967-1984

5.         Member of Board of Trustees, College of Engineering Kuwait University, 1977-1983

6.         Trustee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1985-2012

7.         Chairman of the Monograph Committee for the Sick Building Syndrome (CTBUH), USA

8.Chairman of the World Building Competitions Committee (CTBUH), US

 

Business Positions:

1.        Chairman, Gulf Investments Co., Bahrain, 1979-1986.

2.Chairman, Kuwait Precious Metals Co., Kuwait, 1982-1986

3.        Vice Chairman, Tunis International Bank, Tunis, 1982-1985.

4.        Vice Chairman, Kuwait Department Stores, Kuwait, 1983-1986.

5.        Director, Kuwait National Industries co., 1973-1976..         

6.        Director, Arab Life Insurance Company, Jordan, 1981 -2000

7.        Director, United Gulf Bank, Bahrain, 1981-1986

8.        Director, Gulf Real Estate Development Co., United Arab Emirates, 1976-1980

        

Public Positions:

1.         Chief Judge, Injaz Kuwait, Junior Achievement Company Program, 2005-2009

2.         Chairman, Traffic Safety Society, Kuwait, 1982-1993

3.         Member of the Higher Traffic Council, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait, 1985-1990

4.         Arbitrator in various cases of technical disputes

 

International Recognition/Honors:

1.         Honorary Citizen of the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

2.         Honorary Citizen of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, UAS

3.         Recipient of 16 awards in Recognition for the services during the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait, 1990-1991 from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UK and US Army.