May El-Khalil
May El Khalil is the Founder and President of the
Biography
Born in Aley, Lebanon, May El Khalil spent much of her adult life in Nigeria following her marriage to business man Faysal El Khalil. In Nigeria, she established the Lebanese Ladies in Nigeria, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting educational development by way of grants and scholarships.[1]
In 2001, after El Khalil had returned to Lebanon, she suffered a near-fatal accident that placed her in a coma. She spent two years undergoing dozens of surgeries that enabled her to walk again and inspired her to found the Beirut marathon.
In the aftermath of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri's assassination in February 2005, the Beirut Marathon Association organized the “United We Run” race that attracted 60,000 runners.
El Khalil has been recognized for her work nationally and internationally; she has received the
El Khalil spoke at the TED global conference in Edinburgh Scotland in 2013. In 2014, she was invited as a speaker at the European Innovation Convention on March 10. She was also invited by SEAL foundation as guest of Honor for their annual gala Dinner in New York. The Lebanese Franchise Association has chosen El Khalil to be one of the four recipients of the “ Appreciation Award”. On July 22, 2014, she received the Fair Play and peace award by the Premio Fair Play Mecenate committee in Arezzo, Italy.
El Khalil has four children and four grandchildren. Faysal M. El-Khalil is presently the Chairman of the
References
- ^ Witt, Debra (December 5, 2011). "The Uniter: May El Khalil". Runner's World. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Awards 2011 / Sport for Good", laureus.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ LAU (the Lebanese American University), "Celebrating LAU Beirut’s class of 2013", (archive)
External links
- May El-Khalil at laureus.com
- May El-Khalil on the Lebanese American University website
- May El-Khalil at TED
- Faysal M. El-Khalil
