28/06/2003
Al-Alam Alyom Newspaper 2003/JUNE /28
Last Monday was a big Day for the National Industry Sector, as Dr. Nader Riad was granted The German First Class Order of Merit by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, after President Mubarek had accredited the award.( Available in Arabic – German in PDF )
The honor to Riad means a lot as Dr. Riad is one among a very few number of worldwide industrialists who were awarded the German Order of Merit, by a country like the Federal Republic of Germany, considered to be one of the largest industrial fortresses in the world. Being a pioneer in the industrial field, cultural and social fields, and Egyptian-German cooperation . Riad is the first Egyptian business person to own a big fire-fighting firm that has branches in Europe too. He is an experienced man of industry. In the field of public service, Riad is the Vice CEO of the Intellectual Property Rights Association, and also at the Association of Preserving Egyptian Heritage.