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| − | '''George A. Naifeh''' co-founded the [[Middle East Policy Council]] in 1981. He was [[Middle East Policy Council/President|president]] of the group until 1991. | + | '''George A. Naifeh''' co-founded the [[Middle East Policy Council]] in 1981. He was [[Middle East Policy Council/President|president]] of the group until 1991.<ref>https://georgefuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/2289/George-Naifeh/obituary.html</ref> |
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| + | On graduating from high school, he joined the US Army Air Forces and was a Staff Sergeant during [[World War II]]. He was a tall-turret gunner and radio operator with the 490th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit of the Eighth Air Force, based in [[England]], and was awarded the Purple Heart on February 6, 1945, as a result of enemy action in Strasbourg, France; he also earned an Oak Leaf cluster, an Air Medal, and four battle stars. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | A graduate of the [[University of Oklahoma]], Naifeh attended the School of Advanced International Studies at [[Johns Hopkins University]] before joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 1951. Naifeh worked for nearly three decades in [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Libya]], [[Nigeria]], [[Pakistan]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]] and [[Jordan]].<ref>https://www.thefreelibrary.com/George+A.+Naifeh%2c+1924-2006.-a0156581756</ref> | |
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| + | ==Middle East Policy Councill== | ||
| + | Upon retiring from the Foreign Service, Naifeh founded the American-Arab Affairs Council (later changed to Middle East Policy Council), working as President and Chairman from [[1981]] to around [[1991]]. The Council, a [[non-profit]] organization, is dedicated to acquainting Americans with the Arab world, the [[Islamic religion]], and the culture of the [[Middle East]]. | ||
| + | Naifeh retired to Aiken, [[South Carolina]], in [[1999]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | August 19, 1924 Kiefer, Oklahoma, USA | |||||||||||
| Died | November 9, 2006 (Age 82) University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, USA | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma, Johns Hopkins University | |||||||||||
| Parents | • Shahada Naifeh • Saida Naifeh | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Marion Carolyn Naifeh | |||||||||||
| Founder of | Middle East Policy Council | |||||||||||
Co-founded the Middle East Policy Council in 1981.
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George A. Naifeh co-founded the Middle East Policy Council in 1981. He was president of the group until 1991.[1]
World War 2
On graduating from high school, he joined the US Army Air Forces and was a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was a tall-turret gunner and radio operator with the 490th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit of the Eighth Air Force, based in England, and was awarded the Purple Heart on February 6, 1945, as a result of enemy action in Strasbourg, France; he also earned an Oak Leaf cluster, an Air Medal, and four battle stars.
Career
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Naifeh attended the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University before joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 1951. Naifeh worked for nearly three decades in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Jordan.[2]
Middle East Policy Councill
Upon retiring from the Foreign Service, Naifeh founded the American-Arab Affairs Council (later changed to Middle East Policy Council), working as President and Chairman from 1981 to around 1991. The Council, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to acquainting Americans with the Arab world, the Islamic religion, and the culture of the Middle East.
Naifeh retired to Aiken, South Carolina, in 1999.
