Samer Shamsi-Pasha

Samer Chamsi-Pasha is the Chairman of SIBA, the Syrian International Business Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Humanitarian Relief. Mr. Chamsi-Pasha served on the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Council (1991-1994) leading at the time several trade missions, as well as being elected as Vice President of the Syrian Arab Association in the UK (1994-1996), the main Syrian Expat Community representative body at the time in the UK.  

Mr. Chamsi-Pasha joined his family’s Textile Industry in 1981 upon earning his Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering BS degree from the University of Pittsburgh. While at Pitt in 1979, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award given annually to the highest achieving student in the School of Engineering. He then continued his education in 1983-1985 graduating from the London Business School MBA program. 

Today, Mr. Chamsi-Pasha manages various family companies in textile, property and international trade.