Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas recognizes Arab American Heritage Month by honoring business and community leaders
WHO: Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer
WHAT: Treasurer Pappas will celebrate Arab American Heritage Month by recognizing more than 30 business, civic, political and religious leaders from the Chicagoland community with Certificates of Excellence.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2025
WHERE: Cook County Treasurer’s Office
118 N. Clark St., Room 112 Chicago, Illinois 60602
WHY: “The more than 180,000 Arab Americans in Cook County have enriched Chicagoland immeasurably with contributions in business, science, technology, medicine, arts, politics and of course cuisine” said Pappas. They’ve also been in the vanguard of the fight for social justice and civil rights, so it’s important to recognize all that good work!”
AWARDEES: Honorees at the celebration are: Mufid Isa, AlAqsa Supermarket, Reem Hamad, Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Counselor, Rush Darwish, Arab American Business and Professional Assoc., Suheir Barakat-Williams, S2 Grill Owner, Maha Hamdi, AAA Insurance Office Owner
Abder Ghouleh, U.S. Palestinian Council, Alla Taher, Sr. Assoc. Kelley, Drye & Warren, Dr. Atiyeh Ahmad Salem, M.D. & Entrepreneur, George Tony Wahbeh, Wahbeh Law Group.
Marvet Sweis Drnovsek, IL Commission on Discrimination & Hate, Tammy Amjad Rabadi-Haddad, R.N. Silver Cross Hospital, Jonathan Rajael Haddad Attorney at Law, Dr. Ali Tarokh, New American Advisory Council, Dr. Abdullatif Assaf, Jordanian House of Al-Nashama, Dr. Iliass Najimi, Chiropractor, Adnan Nassan, Businessman, Reem Odeh, Attorney at Law Offices of Reem Odeh, Imam Hassan Mostafa Aly, Humanitarian Faith Initiative, Falah Tabahi, Pita Inn CEO, Maha Abuagel, Divine Design & Events CEO.
Yousif Marei, Islamic & Arab Community Services, Jawad Shalabi, VP Arab American Bar Assoc., Mohammad Shawahin, Airline Pilot, Dr. Jawad Rabi, Pharmacy One Plus, Aber Abueid, Sanad Food Pantry Dir., Naser Alshoweat, Car Dealership Owner, Tesneem Amine, Activist & Law Student, Ekram Hanna, MIRA Chicago Dir., Michael Amjad Rabadi, Airline Pilot, Dr. Nidal Elbaridi, Pain Specialist, Father Fouad Saba, Pastor St. George Antiochian Church, Khalil Ismail, Restaurateur & Philanthropist, Khalid Basti, Entrepreneur & Accountant, Maher Khattab, Bridgeview Zoning & Planning Committee
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