Our History

Our History:

The Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects - Capital Area was established in 2008. Effort for establishing our association started in 2007 when Eissa Haj-Hamad and Walid Halbouni moved to the area from Michigan. They were among the group of engineers who established a similar association in Michigan. Both, Eissa and Walid, started connecting with engineers in Maryland and Virginia and discussed with them the possibility of establishing an association while sharing facts about the benefits of having an association and the experience of similar associations established in several other states. Email messages were exchanged with several engineers in Maryland and Virginia between November of 2011 and April of 2008 where the first meeting was called for and a framework to establish the association was put together. A steering committee was created and the association was then incorporated in Maryland.

Pictures in Memory:

Executive Committee Members:

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Relation
2021 Eissa Haj-Hamad Walid Halboni Ahmed Morsi Rabih Najib
2020 Eissa Haj-Hamad Walid Halboni Mohammad Fridy Rabih Najib Mamdouh Elsakka
2019 Abdallah Adas Mohammad Ayyoubi Eissa Haj-Hamad Mamdouh Elsakka
2018 Mamdouh Elsakka Amal El Akkraoui Mohammad Ayyoubi Eissa Haj-Hamad Abdallah Adas
2017 Mohamad Jamal Abdallah Adas Mohamad Shahnie Eissa Haj-Hamad Jamileh Mogin
2016 Ziad Sabra Mohamad Jamal Nazha Sarkis Emad Yassin Amal Abou-Sef
2015 Nader Abuhassan Ziad Sabra Fadi Zureick Marwan Karajat Nihad Akkad
2014 Nader Abuhassan Khaled Masri Mazen Ayoubi Marwan Karajat Ziad Sabra
2013 Sam Kubba Walid Halboni Tahseen Bakeer Nader Abuhassan Eissa Haj-Hamad
2012 Sam Abdelfattah Hiyam Wakeem Khaled Masri Eissa Haj-Hamad Moe Fridy
2011 Rabih Najib Sae'd Rahwanji Moe Fridy Sam Abdelfattah Abed Khaskia
2010 Rabih Najib Mohamad Labban Moe Fridy Sam Abdelfattah Sae'd Rahwanji
2009 Eissa Haj-Hamad Samir Alqutri Hatim Hajj Moe Ayyoubi Aiad Hejazi
2008 Eissa Haj-Hamad Samir Alqutri Hatim Hajj Moe Ayyoubi Aiad Hejazi
2022 Eissa Haj-Hamad Anwar Maharmeh Sam Abdelfattah Emad Yasin Sae'd Rahwanji
2023 Anwar Maharmeh