Rafaat Saba
Place & Date of Birth
16/12/1939, FIH – AL KHOURA / Lebanon
Nationality: Lebanese
Marital Status: Single
Fax / E-mail: 06/626040- 03/742472
rafaat-s@dm.net.lb
1961 – 1962
Civil Engineering Work
1962 – 1967
Lebanese Government: Responsible for the execution of water supply systems and waste water systems in South Lebanon.
1964-1965
Liaison officer between the Lebanese Government and the Arab Committee for the tributaries of the Jordan River.
1970
Member, Lebanese delegation to the conference on improving agriculture in the Mediterranean basin held in Italy.
1967 –1976
Lebanese Government: Responsible for the execution electricity and water projects in North Lebanon.
*Founding member of three NGO’s working in social and cultural fields.
1976 – 1980
General Manager of Al-Kneef establishment for all kinds of civil works, Saudi Arabia
1980 – 1990
General Manager for Al Rammah establishment for all kinds of civil works, Saudi Arabia
1990 – Present
Identifying and developing tourism and ecotourism projects and hiking trips in North Lebanon – Koura District / Lebanon
1991
Founding member of the NGO’s Association for the protection of the environment and cultural heritage in the Koura district ( APEP)
1992- Present
Founding member and later President of the Lebanese Environment Forum which includes sixty NGO’s active in environmental protection.
One of the priorities of this forum is the promotion of an environmental development and the encouragement of reforestation and tourism projects especially eco-tourism projects, for Lebanese and foreign interested groups.
Environmental consultant for the president of the University of Balamand