Roger Achkar

Roger Achkar (born February 25, 1974) is a Lebanese author, artist, and engineer. He has appeared on TV channels in the Middle East and is the CEO of ‘Sharp Minds’ management consulting firm and the president of ‘High Arts’ association.
Education
Achkar holds a Masters in Electromechanical Engineering from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, a Masters in Systems Management and Engineering from Supélec in France and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.
Career
Achkar spent many years working in the Gulf countries. In 2009, after his return to Lebanon, he launched his artistic career, exhibiting oil paintings in France and Lebanon, writing philosophical and academic books and composing and performing pop songs.
Books
Achkar wrote "Numen Lumen", a book which won the first prize in the religion category of the 2011 International Book Awards competition. The book comprises three parts: ‘Sagas’, a highlighted look at his most emotional moments in life, ‘Soliloquies’, a series of different topics where most often he meditates his way to faith, and 'On God and Philosophy’ which summarizes the main divisions of philosophy and sets God as a priority in each one of them.
In addition to publishing articles, he is also a writer of academic books in the fields of business and education (CRM and Customer Data, HRM and Best Practices, ICT as Change Agent in Higher Education) and Engineering (Documents de Risque de Projet pour une Centrale Eolienne).
Music
In February 2010, Roger released his first single "I love you Mary" which was broadcast on Lebanese radios. The following year, he composed and recorded duet songs with famous Lebanese lady singers. His collaboration with Amale Tomb on an Arabic-English duet called "Merry Christmas" proved great success and was aired on Lebanese TV stations during the Christmas season. Soon after, he composed "Mom", an emotive song which was performed with Katia Harb, and which portrayed the female diva for the first time as an opera singer.
Awards
In 2011, Achkar's website, RogerAchkar.com, was awarded best personal website in the Middle East by the Pan Arab Web Awards Academy.

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