1. Adel Aref has served as Director of Cabinet of the President at Paris Saint Germain Football Club and PR Director for BeIN Sports.
13 Facts About Adel Aref
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Adel Aref was born on March 2,1980, in Tunis, Tunisia, to Mokhtar Aref and Fatma Dhouib Aref.
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Adel Aref holds a bachelor's degree from Lycee Gustave-Flaubert and a master's degree from International Business School Dubai Knowledge Village.
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Adel Aref umpired games at the world's most prestigious tennis tournaments, officiating 30 events per year on ATP and WTA Tours.
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Adel Aref was responsible for training all of the tennis officials to Olympic standard in the lead-up to both the Athens and Beijing Olympic games.
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Adel Aref retired from umpiring in 2008 at the age of 28 following four years of officiating at the top level.
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In 2008, Adel Aref became the Director of Marketing, Branding, and Player Services at the Qatar Tennis Federation.
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In 2011, Adel Aref organized Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's exhibition game in Doha in 2011.
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In 2022, Adel Aref was selected by BeIN Sports to be their PR and Event director.
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Adel Aref led PR campaigns for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted in Qatar.
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Adel Aref served as chief of staff of the president of the PSG and was responsible for selecting who would be hosted at the Carre du Parc, which has seen French national stars such as Patrick Bruel, Jamel Debbouze, Francis Huster, Gerard Darmon, Enrico Macias and Jean-Paul Belmondo invited.
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Adel Aref is the CEO of AASolutions, an agency specialized in personal branding, business networking, luxury events and artistic careers management.
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Adel Aref is an ambassador for the DARNA association, which supports orphans.