On graduating from the American University of Beirut with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1979, Faysal joined the Construction Industry as a Senior Project Engineer. Having worked as a senior manager in the private sector for several leading international engineering companies, he joined International Development Company in 1988, and worked alongside Sulaiman Naim in developing the company into a major regional player in the oil and gas, power and water sectors, with an enviable list of premium brand international principals. Faysal is currently the Managing Director of IDC.
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