Ghassan Merehbi

Company: Arabian Construction Company 
Position: Founder and chairman

Ghassan Merehbi started his civil engineering career in Lebanon with Orient Construction Company, after graduating in civil engineering from the American University of Beirut in 1963. He worked on three major projects with Orient before launching his own business in the country, which carried out two major schemes: the American Life Insurance Company building, and general construction work on the Abu Ali River.

In 1967, Merehbi moved to Abu Dhabi and started Arabian Construction Company in partnership with Taha and Anas Mikati. The business grew throughout the UAE, then established operations in Syria, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In 1989, the firm’s Lebanon office was re-established, and between 2002-07, offices were opened in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan.

The New Delhi office in India was opened in 2012. Merehbi has been an advisor to the board of Banque Audi since 2004, and was chairman of the Tripoli International Fair from 1994 to 1999.

Website: www.accsal.com
Tel: (+971) 2 677 1225