On January 17 at its first general meeting  for 2013 the core group of the Virginia Arab American Democratic Caucus elected Fred Shwaery as president and Amr Mounib as co-president of the group.

The group was created in 1987 by a group of Arab American Democratic Activists under the leadership of the late Jawad George and its first present Saba Shami.

 

The original structure was revised back in 2009, the Group elected Paul Noursi and Maram Abdelhamid as Co-presidents- they served a 4 year term, which ended on December 31, 2012.

 

Fred Shwaery had a 35 year government career and retired from as the Chief of the Talent Development Division for the Federal Highway Administration.  He worked in a variety of petitions at the IRS for the first 26 years of his career; his last 8 were at the FHWA.  Fred is a longtime member of Mt. Vernon District Democratic Committee and the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC).  Fred served on the FCDC Steering Committee for 4 years when he chaired the FCDC State Affairs Committee.  Newly appointed to represent Mt. Vernon on the FCDC Diversity Committee.  Member of the Diversity Committee of the Screen Actors Guild.  Member of ADC and AAI. 

 

Amr Mounib  is a Virginia Commercial Photographer. He grow up in Arlington and

earned an Associate degree in Natural Science from Northern Virginia Community College  and then a BA from American University of Washington DC. He is also a Veteran of the US Navy.

Amr Co-founded Arab American Democrats for Obama in Virginia and has been an active member in the Arab American community throughout Virginia.

Amr served on the Obama digital team and covered all his visits to the commonwealth in 2012. His photos were widely used by the campaigns , groups and individuals check his website: www.amrfoto.com .Congratulations