DR. walid El Chaar

Address:  Silicon Oasis, Dubai, UAE

University Degrees:  

            PhD – Business Administration, Lebanese University (2020)

                 MBA – Major Business Management (2005) Business and Computer University (BCU)

                 MA – Education (2001) University of Saint Joseph (USJ)

                 BA – Law (2001) Lebanese University

                 BA- Accounting (1995) Beirut Arab University (BAU)

                 BA – Business Administration (1994) BAU

                University Certificates:

              Finance and International development (April 2006) UNC Chapel Hill, USA (1 year).  

              Non Profit Management (December, 2005) Duke University, USA (8 courses program).

              Public Sector Reform (April, 2005) University of Bradford, UK (3 months’ program).

               Professional Certificate:

             CPA – Licensed in Colorado, USA. Since 2010

              TADAT – “TADAT Trained”, 2016

               Employment:

            CEO and co-founder – Beautiful Home LLC, Dubai, UAE, since 1/3/2022.

   CFO – Arab World Innovation Technologies, from 2/1/2020 till 27/2/2022.

          Head of Legislation and Objections Department, Ministry of Finance, Lb. since 2005

• Design of National Tax Legislation.
• Defense of the Ministry of Finance in Financial Courts.
• International Tax Relations and Bilateral Tax Treaties.
• Tax Researches and Financial Planning.
• Assisting in preparing national laws and budgets.
• Public Finance Management – Revenues.
• Audit teams’ leader.

                Trainer – Financial Institute – (Training public employees, auditing, taxation…)- Since 2008.

                Professor (Part Time) – Lebanese University – Since 2010.

                (Cost Accounting, Financial Management, Taxation, Business Law, Public Economics-for MBA).

                Trainer – Banking and Financial Institute – (Training BDL and banks employees)- Since 2012.

               Member of the National Anti-Corruption Committee – Since 2011.

               Member of Rental Law Committee – Since 2017.

               Member of Social Security committee for enhancing laws and regulations – since 2021.           

               Member of Real-estate Evaluation Committee in north Lebanon- Since 2013.

                Senior Tax Controller (From October, 1997 – April, 2005) Ministry of Finance.

                Tax Controller (From August, 1994 to October, 1997) Ministry of Finance.

                Marketing Manager in YOGECO (From August, 1992 to July, 1994).

             Languages

                 Fluent in written and verbal English (IELTS 7) and Arabic. Beginner in French and Spanish.

                  NGO’S

                Board Member, Union Coordination Organization since 2008.

                Deputy of Kamal Jonboulat Association, since 2017.

                Head of Ainab Developing Association, since 2011.

                Member of American Red Cross – Disaster Relief Team, since 2006.

                State Alumni member, since 2006. 

                Deputy of Public Employees League, Lebanon (2008-2016).

    International Training and meetings:

                Publications:

• Editor of legislation division, Assadissa magazine – Financial Institute.
• Coeditor of The Lebanese National Anti-Corruption Strategy – 2016.
• “Decentralization and tax system reform” book, December 2021.
• Lebanese Tax Guide – Expected December 2022.
• 3 Poetry books.
• Tenth of newspaper articles and interviews.
• Coeditor of hundreds of Lebanese laws and regulations.
• University courses.