Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Watch cheddar live on facebook weekdays at nine am and noon. This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. Mohed altrad was born into a bedouin tribe in syria. Buy badawi book online at low prices in india badawi. Badawi by mohed altrad overdrive rakuten overdrive. Altrads autobiographical debut novel, first published in france in 2002, poetically depicts a bedouin boys extended coming of age and the uneasy navigation of his transition from provincial syria. Mohed altrad mohed altrad is the author of books such as badawi mohed altrad books. Description published to wide critical acclaim in france, badawi is mohed altrads heartrending debut novel, inspired by the authors own narrative arc from bedouin orphan to engineer and finally billionaire businessman. This book is a charter, and quite a unique feature for an international group. After earning a phd in computer science at the university of montpellier and working for the abu dhabi national oil company, he founded groupe altrad and was named the 2015 ey world entrepreneur of. After earning a phd in computer science at the university of montpellier and working for the abu dhabi national oil company, he founded groupe altrad, a world leader in the concrete and scaffolding industry, and was named the 2015 ey world entrepreneur of the year. After earning a phd in computer science at the university of montpellier and working for the abu dhabi national oil company, he founded groupe altrad and was named the 2015 ey world entrepreneur of the year.
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