17 Facts About Adel 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 originally spotted at 16 on the tennis club courts in Tunis, where an injury prevented him from playing.

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Adel Aref was young and the press were using everything against him.

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Adel Aref was involved the time at a tour event technology has been used by players to challenge a line judge's call.

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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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The QTF was set up to develop young Qatari tennis players and to promote tennis in Qatar, Adel Aref worked on events for the ATP, WTA and ITF in the tennis world.

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Adel Aref served as chief of staff of the president of the PSG and was responsible for the Carre du Parc.

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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 has been involved in major events in entertainment, sports, and fashion.

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Adel Aref, who was responsible for casting in the Maghreb and in France, spotted The Voice Arab 2019 winner Mehdi Ayachi.

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Adel Aref is an ambassador for the DARNA association, which supports children without families.

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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's network allowed the company to count amongst its clients globally renowned brands like Victoria's Secret, Galerie Lafayette les Champs Elysees, Elie Saab, Cannes Festival, The Voice, Qatar Tennis Federation, UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain, BeIN Sports and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.