Talal Abu-Ghazaleh born on April 22nd, 1938 in Jaffa is the Chairman and Founder of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global, the largest Arab global group of professional service firms in the fields of accounting, management consulting, intellectual property, technology transfer, training, education, legal services, information technology, recruitment, translation, publication and distribution.
Selected Honor:
• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Canisius College, New York, USA, 1988
• Decoration of the Republic of Tunisia, 1985.
• Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France, 1985.
• Coat of Arms of the Kuwaiti Association of Accountants and Auditors, 1983.
• Gold Mercury International Award, Bahrain, 1978.
• Decoration of Independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan 1967.
Academic Association:
• Microsoft Academy for Business Solutions/ Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business (TAGCB) in collaboration with the German Jordanian University and Microsoft. (2006).
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business (TAGCB) at the German Jordanian University (2006).
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business and Management at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1980).
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Research Center, Canisius College, Buffalo, USA (1988).
• Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge IT Skills Center, Amman, Jordan (2001).
Selected Chairmanships:
• Chair, Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris- France (2006).
• Deputy Chair, Evian Group Governing Body, Geneva – Switzerland (2006).
• Chair, Evian Group-Arab Region (2006).
• Vice-Chair, Global Alliance for ICT and Development, New York - USA (2006).
• Board of Trustees, Perspective Europe, Paris- France (2005).
• Chairman, IP Protection on the Internet, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris- France (2005-Present).
• Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Arabic Review Committee, Public Sector Committee, International Federation of Accountants Council (IFAC), New York-USA (2004-2005).
• Chairman, Advisory Committee on Internet Governance, United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2003-2004).
• Chairman, The International Chamber of Commerce Task Force (ICC TF) on internet Governance, Paris-France (2003-2004).
• Vice-Chair, United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA ( 2001-2004).
• Chairman, The Arab Regional Network of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2001-present).
• Chairman, The Working Group on Human Resources and Capacity Building (HRCB) of the United Nations Information and Communications Technologies, (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2001-2002).
• Chair, Commission on E-Business, Information Technologies and Telecoms, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris- France ( 2001-2004).
• First chairman of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC), Amman- Jordan, (2001).
• Chairman of the Founders Meeting of the Arab Internet Names Consortium (AINC), Amman- Jordan (2001).
• President, Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries (LES), Amman-Jordan (1998-present).
• Chairman, U.N. Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), N.Y.-USA (1995-1996).
• Chairman, United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Accounting Standards, Geneva, Switzerland (1995-1998).
• President, Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS), N.Y.-USA (1989-present).
• President, Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP), Munich-Germany (1987-present; in consultative status to the World Intellectual Property Organization, (WIPO).
• President, Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA), London- United Kingdom (1985-present); in consultative status with the U.N. Economic and Social Council, (ECOSOC).
Selected Board Membership:
• Executive Board, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris- France (2007).
• Board of Directors, Arab Union for Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Cairo, Egypt (2006).
• Board of Directors, UN Global Compact, New York, USA (2006).
• Advisory Board, Evian Group, Geneva, Switzerland (2005-Present).
• Board of Directors, King Hussein Foundation, Washington, USA (2005).
• The International Consultative Board, the World Coalition, New York, USA (2005).
• Forum of Firms, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), New York-USA (2004).
• Board of Directors, World Links Worldwide, Washington, USA (2003-2004).
• Board of Directors, World Links Arab Countries Advisory Council,(2004-2005).
• Board of Trustees, King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), Amman-Jordan (2003-present).
• Board of Trustees, National Music Conservatory (NMC), Amman-Jordan (2003- 2005).
• Public Sector Consultative Group, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), New York- USA (2003- present).
• Knowledge Economy Community, Development Gateway, World Bank, Washington- USA (2002- present), Advisor.
• Advisory Board, Industry Advisory Commission, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva- Switzerland (1999-2000).
• Advisory Board, United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF), New York- USA (2001-2004).
• Board of Advisors, Middle East Council of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington- USA (1995-1997).
• Board of Directors, International Federation of Accountants Council (IFAC), New York-USA (1992).
• Board of Directors, International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), London-United Kingdom, 1987-1990.
• Board of Directors of the International Auditing Practices Committee (IAPC) of IFAC, N.Y., 1987-1990.
• Board of Governors, Keck Center for International Strategic Studies, Claremont, California, 1985-1988.
• Board of Trustees, American University of Beirut, Beirut-Lebanon (1980-1982).
• Board of Trustees, The Arab Organization for Anti Corruption, Jordan (2007 ).
Selected Puplications
• Official Arabic Version of the "WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use". 2005.
• Official Arabic Translation of the International Accounting Standards in the Public Sector 2005.
• Official Arabic Translation of the International Standards on Auditing and Code of Professional Conduct, 2005.
• Official Arabic Translation of the International Financial Reporting Standards, 2003.
• Guide for Legal Retention Period for the Merchant Books and Auditor Work Papers, 2004.
• “Abu-Ghazaleh IP Dictionary” 2000.
• “Abu-Ghazaleh Accountancy & Business Dictionary” 2001.
• Official Arabic version of the “International Accounting Standards” (1st edition 1999, 2nd edition 2000- 3rd edition 2001).
• Official Arabic version of the “International Standards on Auditing” (1st edition 1998, 2nd edition 2001, 3rd edition 2002).
• English Translation, “Intellectual Property Laws of the Arab Countries”, 2000
• Official Arabic version of the ▪“Business Guide to the World Trading System” (1st edition 1998, 2nd edition 2000).
• “Trademark Laws in the Arab Countries”, Country Guides 1998.
• The Abu-Ghazaleh English-Arabic Dictionary of Accounting”, 1975.
• All Publications which includes:
• AGIP Handbook
• Intellectual Property Laws in the Arab World.
• Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property Dictionary, 2000 Issue
• Qualification Guide for Arab Society of Certified Accountants
(ASCA) Membership
• Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge Curriculum
• Business Guide to World Trading System 2000
• In Service of the Arab Economy (Speeches and researches
on International Arab Economy) by Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
• Abu-Ghazaleh Accountancy and Business Dictionary
• About Free Trade in Goods and Service
(the First Arab International Management Conference)
• WIPO Handbook
• The Handbook of International Auditing, Assurance, and Ethics
pronouncements 2006