Joseph Assaf
| Joseph Assaf AO | |
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| Native name | جوزيف عساف |
| Born | 19 May 1944 Lebanon |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 🏫 Education | University of Sydney (BA) UNSW (Diploma) |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | Angela Assaf (m. 1988) [citation needed] |
| 🏅 Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia |
| 🌐 Website | josephassaf |
Joseph Assaf AO (Arabic: جوزيف عساف; born 1944) is an Australian businessman and communications expert of Lebanese origin. Assaf is the founder of the Ethnic Business Awards.
Biography
Assaf was born in Hardine, a village in the Batroun District, 80 km from Beirut, Lebanon.[1] He first spoke Arabic and undertook his schooling in French. In 1967, at the age of 22, he migrated to Australia from Lebanon.[2]
In 1988, Joseph founded the Ethnic Business Awards.
In June 2013, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the appointment of Joseph to the Civil Society 20 group – the C20 – as part of the wider engagement process for the G20 meeting in Australia in 2014.
In 2008, Joseph Assaf published In Someone Else's Shoes, a memoir detailing his experiences as a migrant in Australia. It also explores his understanding of Australian society in the context of multiculturalism.[3]
Honours and awards
On 14 June 2010, Assad was named a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to multiculturalism, to business in the fields of marketing and communications, and to the community as a supporter of a range of charitable organisations."[4]
On 11 June 2018 Assad was named an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to multiculturalism, and to business, as a supporter of community education projects for people from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to cultural harmony and inclusion."[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Delegation Reports – Delegation to Lebanon", Hansard, Australian Federal Parliament, 3 June 2013
- ↑ "Joseph Assaf talks Ethnic Business Awards", interview with Ricardo Gonçalves, SBS News, 24 September 2017
- ↑ Assaf, Joseph (2007). In someone else's shoes: a vivid journey through multiculturalism. Leichhardt, N.S.W.: Jascom International Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-646-48020-6. OCLC 225517789. Search this book on
- ↑ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Mr Joseph ASSAF". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
For service to multiculturalism, to business in the fields of marketing and communications, and to the community as a supporter of a range of charitable organisations.
- ↑ Yosufzai, Rashida (11 June 2018). "Honours 2018: The businessman who arrived in someone else's shoes". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Mr Joseph ASSAF AM". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
For distinguished service to multiculturalism, and to business, as a supporter of community education projects for people from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to cultural harmony and inclusion.
External links
- Official website
- Ethnic Business Awards
- "Diversity in the Workplace", speech given in 1995 by Assaf and published at the Australian Government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship website[dead link]
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