Afif El barhoumi

Investment Promotion Expert

UNIDO ITPO Bahrain

Mr. Barhoumi earned his BS in Business-Computer in 1994 and later completed an MBA at the Lebanese American University. In 1995, he began working at the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), where he remained until 1999. During his time at IDAL, he participated in the UNIDO delegate program, serving at UNIDO-ITPO Milan. In 1999, Mr. Barhoumi moved to Investcom as a marketing and commercial consultant for one of Syria's mobile networks. By early 2000, he joined UNIDO-ITPO Italy and was stationed in Lebanon as a national consultant, overseeing Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan under the project “Preparatory Assistance for Supporting SMEs in the Arab Region.” By mid-2003, Mr. Barhoumi had become an Investment Promotion Expert and Program Coordinator at UNIDO-ITPO Bahrain for the International Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, which runs entrepreneurship and investment development programs in 54 countries. Mr. Barhoumi has over twenty years of hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, MSME development, innovation, incubation, and investment promotion.