Portfolio

Information International

Mr. Jawad Adra co-founded Information International in 1995, one of the region’s leading research and consultancy firms, founded with the awareness that a vacuum exists in the field of survey research, database collection and analysis in the Arab World and particularly the Near East and Arabian Peninsula.

SciTech Systems s.a.l

In 1995, Mr. Adra co-founded SciTech Systems s.a.l, a company that works in the field of quality control, safety and compliance with international and national standards for consumer goods including food, automotive, building material, electronic equipment, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, energy and mining.

INMA

in 1997, Mr. Adra co-founded the Social and Cultural Development Association (INMA), a non-profit non-governmental organization that seeks to secure jobs for underprivileged communities, enhance youth education and protect environmental and cultural heritage.

Nabu Museum

Mr. Adra co-founded Nabu Museum in 2018 on the coast of Ras Al Shaqa’a, El Heri – Batroun. The mission of this project is to preserve and enhance the cultural heritage of Lebanon, the Levant and Mesopotamia. Jawad Adra considers this museum a nucleus for a research academy about the region and a safe haven for artists from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and other Arab countries. Mr. Adra was a candidate minister for one cabinet but he declined. He was also a candidate Prime Minister of Lebanon on at least two occasions.

KUTUB

Mr. Adra has a passion for rare books and making them available to the public. He is one of the partners in KUTUB, an online company that specializes in selling rare books. KUTUB specializes in procuring books from a range of countries, encompassing the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Yemen, the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, and North Africa. Moreover, the sourced books span a wide array of subjects, encompassing Arab texts, Arab history, as well as Middle Eastern and Armenian texts.