== ”’Career”’ ==
== ”’Career”’ ==
Throughout his career, Dr. Yaacoub have acted president of the Association for Protection of Environment and Agriculture in Lebanon, member of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation [ EuRIC], member of the Global Industry Platform, and focal point at the Union for the Mediterranean [ (UfM)], Elected twice each term for 2 years to serve the Global UNIDO/UNEP Network for Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Network [ RECP net] representing the Arab Region for one term and West Asia for the another, National coordinator for different projects such as Waste Strategy with [[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]], Med-Test II and Green Industries with [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]] and NGER with [[UN Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], Green Competitiveness with [[European Union|EU]], Green Economy Facility with [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development|EBRD]] to name only a few. Those experiences, contributed to monitor, advice and foster circular economy and resource efficiency investments, as well as impacting and guiding on strategic, legal and regulatory developments under those domains at national and regional levels.
Throughout his career, Dr. Yaacoub have acted president of the Association for Protection of Environment and Agriculture in Lebanon, member of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation [ EuRIC], member of the Global Industry Platform, and focal point at the Union for the Mediterranean [ (UfM)], Elected twice each term for 2 years to serve the Global UNIDO/UNEP Network for Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Network [ RECP net] representing the Arab Region for one term and West Asia for the another, National coordinator for different projects such as Waste Strategy with [[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]], Med-Test II and Green Industries with [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]] and NGER with [[UN Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], Green Competitiveness with [[European Union|EU]], Green Economy Facility with [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development|EBRD]] to name only a few. Those experiences, contributed to monitor, advice and foster circular economy and resource efficiency investments, as well as impacting and guiding on strategic, legal and regulatory developments under those domains at national and regional levels.
Dr. Yaacoub, recently acted as Head of Innovation Management for [ Ragn-Sells Group] covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Estonia and provided global consultancy on circularity and sustainability
Dr. Yaacoub, recently acted as Head of Innovation Management for [ Ragn-Sells Group] covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Estonia and provided global consultancy on circularity and sustainability
Dr. Yaacoub has developed an academic profile by lecturing at different universities, such as [[American University of Beirut|AUB]], [[Saint Joseph University of Beirut|USJ]], [[Lebanese University|University of Lebanon]], [[University of Balamand|Balamand]], etc. and by writing and collaborating in the writing and publication of several articles, books [ (Half is enough)], reports, and research projects<ref>Yacooub, A. & Fresner, J., Beirut/Graz, LCPC Press, Englisch, 204 Seiten, 21 Abbildungen, 34 Tabellen, ISBN-3-9501636-2-X</ref>. He has also accomplished executive certification on management and leadership skills from top worldwide references, such as World Bank [[World Bank|WB]], [ Amplify innovation], European Investment Bank [[European Investment Bank|(EIB)]], [[Harvard University]], ICS UNIDO, Rotterdam University [[Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University|(RU)]], and WU Executive Academy.
Dr. Yaacoub has developed an academic profile by lecturing at different universities, such as [[American University of Beirut|AUB]], [[Saint Joseph University of Beirut|USJ]], [[Lebanese University|University of Lebanon]], [[University of Balamand|Balamand]], etc. and by writing and collaborating in the writing and publication of several articles, books [ (Half is enough)], reports, and research projects<ref>Yacooub, A. & Fresner, J., Beirut/Graz, LCPC Press, Englisch, 204 Seiten, 21 Abbildungen, 34 Tabellen, ISBN-3-9501636-2-X</ref>. He has also accomplished executive certification on management and leadership skills from top worldwide references, such as World Bank [[World Bank|WB]], [ Amplify innovation], European Investment Bank [[European Investment Bank|(EIB)]], [[Harvard University]], ICS UNIDO, Rotterdam University [[Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University|(RU)]], and WU Executive Academy.
== Public & Social Figure ==
== References ==
== Ali M. Yaacoub ==Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
(Arabic: علي محمد يعقوب; born in 1977) is a Danish-Lebanese professional specialized in Environmental Technology Engineering and provides consultancy in the field of environmental and industrial projects focused on resource efficiency and circular economy for international organizations such as United Nations and European Union and top private firms like McKinsey & Company and Ernst & Young, Atheneum, etc.
Dr. Ali Yaacoub is the youngest son of Cheikh Mohamad Yaacoub, who is the deputy of Imam Musa al-Sadr[1] and disappeared together with Abbas_Bader_el-Dineon the 31st of August on an official visit to Libya invited by President Muammar Gaddafi. Yaacoub is currently taken the role and responsibility as president for the Cheikh Mohamad Yaacoub Foundation for Development[2].
He was born in Lebanon[[1]] at BAALBEK just one year before his father disappearance and then moved to Beirut[[2]] for 3 years before escaping during the civil war to DENMARK at the age of 12 as a political refugee from the civil war in LEBANON.
He possesses a PhD on Environmental & Sustainable Development after having completed a Master’s degree in environmental technology engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Technical University of Denmark DTU.
Dr. Yaacoub profile combines an experience developed in the private, public, and international organizations’ domains. Through his career, he has acted as political and environmental advisor to several international, national and local authorities. His international background has served the implementation, development, and coordination of different UN and EU-funded initiatives, such us the Lebanese Cleaner Production Centre LCPC, Invest In Med, BAT4MED, i-Rexfo, GRECO or the SWITCH-MED Initiative[3]
Throughout his career, Dr. Yaacoub have acted president of the Association for Protection of Environment and Agriculture in Lebanon (APEAL)[4], member of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation EuRIC, member of the Global Industry Platform, and focal point at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Elected twice each term for 2 years to serve the Global UNIDO/UNEP Network for Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Network RECP net representing the Arab Region for one term and West Asia for the another, National coordinator for different projects such as Waste Strategy with UNEP, Med-Test II and Green Industries with UNIDO and NGER with UNCTAD, Green Competitiveness with EU, Green Economy Facility with EBRD to name only a few. Those experiences, contributed to monitor, advice and foster circular economy and resource efficiency investments, as well as impacting and guiding on strategic, legal and regulatory developments under those domains at national and regional levels.
Dr. Yaacoub, recently acted as Head of Innovation Management for Ragn-Sells Group covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Estonia and provided global consultancy on circularity and sustainability
Dr. Yaacoub has developed an academic profile by lecturing at different universities, such as AUB, USJ, University of Lebanon, Balamand, etc. and by writing and collaborating in the writing and publication of several articles, books (Half is enough), reports, and research projects[5]. He has also accomplished executive certification on management and leadership skills from top worldwide references, such as World Bank WB, Amplify innovation, European Investment Bank (EIB), Harvard University, ICS UNIDO, Rotterdam University (RU), and WU Executive Academy.
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