The main dates in Ahmed Gadalla's education and career, from Benghazi to the Gulf and Toronto.
Milestones
Education and career, year by year
Dates are drawn from records supplied by his office.
Ahmed Gadalla is born in Libya in March 1980.
- Education
He graduates with a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Garyounis, now the University of Benghazi.
- Early career
He builds commercial links between North Africa and the Gulf, working in procurement, logistics and supply chain.
He begins acquiring shares in the Commercial and Development Bank (BCD).
Preparation for the TOEFL and GRE takes him to Indiana University Southeast, in the US.
He starts trading automotive parts from one small store in Benghazi, the first step towards distribution, logistics and later industrial investment. Alushibe Holding Group comes into being the same year.
He founds Al Mored Oasis General Trading LLC in the UAE, the start of his business base in the Gulf.
He acquires shares in Berniq Airways.
- 2010s
Through the conflict years in Benghazi, he keeps his businesses operating.
Award of the Scottish Qualifications Authority's Extended Diploma in International Business – Strategy, at SCQF Level 11.
He joins the Chartered Management Institute as a member and takes part in its Certified Manager Programme.
A stake in the Libyan Cement Company (LCC); the chair of its board comes later.
As Chairman of the Libya United Steel Company (SULB), he signs the agreements with Türkiye's Tosyali Holding that create the Tosyali-SULB steel partnership in Benghazi.
About 80 homes for workers are completed in connection with LCC operations.
MBA conferred by International Business University, Toronto.
Restoration work continues on LCC's second production line at Hawari, out of service for 13 years, and the Zulfa Food Industries factory moves from construction towards systems and production readiness.
He serves as Chairman of Alushibe Holding Group, the Libyan Cement Company and the Libya United Steel Company (SULB), and of the Tosyali-SULB steel partnership in Benghazi, and is pursuing doctoral-level studies.
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