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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Receives The International Lifetime Achievement Award in Dubai

Abu-Ghazaleh was honored in his capacity as founder of TAGorg, the leading Arab group of firms for global professional services, recognizing significant accomplishments of the group under his leadership in serving the Arab economy

DUBAI ---March 17, 2008 --- Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg) received on Monday the Lifetime Achievement Award for his professional achievement at the inauguration ceremony of the 9th Annual Gulf Regional Audit Conference held at the Sheik Maktoom Hall, Dubai World Trade Center.

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh was honored in his capacity as founder of TAGorg, the leading Arab group of firms for global professional services, recognizing significant accomplishments of the group under his leadership in serving the Arab economy.

Moreover, the Award signifies Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s leadership of the profession internationally, crowned during this year by the election of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization among seventeen transnational professional firms worldwide, under the flagship of the International