{"id":381649,"date":"2025-01-29T15:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=381649"},"modified":"2025-01-29T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:25:02","slug":"chohfi-departs-as-arab-brazilian-chamber-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/chohfi-departs-as-arab-brazilian-chamber-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Chohfi departs as Arab-Brazilian Chamber president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 After four years in office, over two terms, diplomat Osmar Chohfi handed over the presidency of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC) to lawyer William Adib Dib Jr. in a ceremony held at the its headquarters on Tuesday evening (28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming from a career at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served as Secretary-General, just below the minister in the hierarchy, Chohfi led the ABCC with a focus on digital transformation, expanding its international presence, and strengthening Brazil\u2019s foothold in the halal market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat took over the presidency in 2021, while the world was still facing the Covid-19 pandemic, a challenging time for both the national and global economy and international trade. Modernization became the foundation for solidifying the institution\u2019s work in a rapidly changing global landscape moving towards digitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sallum thanked Osmar Chohfi for his dedication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Amid a busy schedule of fairs, missions, business events, seminars, cultural actions, social initiatives, diplomacy efforts, and partnerships with Arab and Brazilian government agencies, the ABCC launched projects during this period that became some of the key milestones in its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An office was opened in Bras\u00edlia, Brazil\u2019s capital, and another in Cairo, Egypt. Two editions of the Global Halal Business Forum (GHB) were held, turning it into a major platform for discussions on the halal market. Additionally, the Halal do Brasil project was launched in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), expanding the presence of Brazilian products in Muslim markets.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mourad presented the activities of 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a robust, modern institution, aligned with its time and prepared to effectively achieve its goals,\u201d said Chohfi in his farewell speech as president. Last year, Brazilian exports to the Arab world grossed a record USD 22 billion. \u201cThe ABCC has been growing in this bilateral relationship, which is increasingly important for Brazil,\u201d Chohfi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat said that in all areas, the ABCC sought to have a relevant and results-driven role. \u201cOur entity and its staff, I can say with certainty, are well-organized and prepared to overcome the many challenges we are now face and are yet to face,\u201d he told the attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A video showcased some of the main events and achievements of the administration, while the Secretary-General and Vice President of International Relations of the Arab Chamber, Mohamad Orra Mourad, presented the entity\u2019s key activities of 2024. The schedule included a meeting with Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo and with Tunisia\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Among other activities of the evening, the wives of both Chohfi, Katia Saldanha de Alencar Chohfi, and the new president Dib, Maria Cristina Dellivenneri Manssur Dib, were honored. Chohfi welcomed his successor, saying, \u201cWilliam Adib Dib Jr., who succeeds me, will bring to the entity his vast experience, capability, and business acumen, along with his kindness and equanimity in dealing with others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chohfi (L) and Dib (R) with their wives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The inauguration of the new president of the institution was led by the chairman of the ABCC\u2019s Board, Marcelo Sallum, who also thanked Osmar Chohfi and his Vice Presidents for their dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout their administration, they demonstrated commitment, competence, and an unwavering sense of responsibility towards the objectives and values of our ABCC. I\u2019d like to particularly highlight the role of our president, our dear ambassador Chohfi\u2014for your work, dedication, and involvement, Chohfi, I express our sincere recognition and gratitude,\u201d said Sallum. Chohfi will continue at the ABCC as part of the Advisory and Deliberative Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/em>Arab-Brazilian Chamber appoints new president<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong>
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Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>
Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>
Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>
Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diplomat Osmar Chohfi concluded his second term as president of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (28) and now joins its Advisory and Deliberative Board. The expansion of the halal market was a highlight of his tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1455,"featured_media":381628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46537],"tags":[2075,48478,16006,40999,43675,37957,12849],"class_list":{"0":"post-381649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arab-brazilian-chamber","8":"tag-ambassadors","9":"tag-arab-brazilian-chamber-of-commerce-2","10":"tag-ccab-en-2","11":"tag-embaixador-en-2","12":"tag-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-brazil","13":"tag-mre-en-2","14":"tag-osmar-chohfi-ar"},"wps_subtitle":"Diplomat Osmar Chohfi concluded his second term as president of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (28) and now joins its Advisory and Deliberative Board. The expansion of the halal market was a highlight of his tenure.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}