Our Leadership
2025-2026 District Governor
Peter Ashdjian, Larnaca – Kition, Cyprus
As we embark on this new Rotary year, it fills my heart with immense pride to lead our magnificent District 2452. We are a truly unique and vibrant mosaic of cultures, languages, and traditions, spanning nine countries across three continents and unified by the indomitable spirit of Rotary. For me, this journey is not just a role, but a legacy, as I stand here as a fourth-generation Rotarian, following the esteemed footsteps of my great-grandfather, Zenon Pierides, who served as District Governor of our district in 1956-57.
OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TIMELINE
District 2452
As District 2452
2025/2026 – Peter Ashdjian, Larnaca – Kition, Cyprus
2024/2025 – Hussein Al Jaziri, Jumeirah-Dubai, U.A.E
2023/2024 – Bashar Haddad, Amman Citadel, Jordan
2022/2023 – George Azar, Aley, Lebanon
2021/2022 – Ashot Karapetyan, Gyumri, Armenia
2020/2021 – Mazen Al-Umran, Manama, Bahrain
2019/2020 – Shawkat Tadros, Amman, Jordan
2018/2019 – Michel Jazzar, Kesrouan, Lebanon
2017/2018 – Christina Covotsou-Patrocolou, Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan, Cyprus
2016/2017 – Saeed Bin Blaila, Dubai, UAE
2015/2016 – Mustafa Nassereddin, Amman Petra, Jordan
2014/2015 – Khalil Al-Sharif, Salmaniya, Bahrain
2013/2014 – Jamil Mouawad, Zgharta Zawie, Lebanon
District 2450
As District 2450
2012/2013 – Kevork Mahdessian, Nicosia Aspelia, Cyprus
2011/2012 – Usama Barghouthi, Amman Petra, Jordan
2010/2011 – Asem Abdel Razek, Alexandria Marriot, Egypt
2009/2010 – Nijad Al-Atassi, Adliya, Bahrain
2008/2009 – Zakaria El-Shafei, Cairo, Egypt
2007/2008 – Farid Gebran, Metn, Lebanon
2006/2007 – Hassan Abbas Helmy, Alexandria Marriot, Egypt
2005/2006 – John Strongylos, Kyrenia, Cyprus
2004/2005 – Mounir Thabet, Madinet Nasr, Egypt
2003/2004 – Samir Seikaly, Amman, Jordan
2002/2003 – Mohammad Delawer, Cairo, Egypt
2001/2002 – Emad Al-Moayad, Manama, Bahrain
2000/2001 – Mamdouh Badr El Din, Cairo West, Egypt
1999/2000 – Ignace Mouawad, Beirut Metropolitan, Lebanon
1998/1999 – Doros Jeropolous, Limassol Amathusia, Cyprus
1997/1998 – Kotb Soliman, Giza Metropolitan, Egypt
1996/1997 – Tawfiq Kawar, Amman, Jordan
1995/1996 – Salem Mashour, Zamalek, Egypt
1994/1995 – Khalid Al-Moayad, Salmaniya, Bahrain
1993/1994 – Nabil Heikal, Giza Metropolitan, Egypt
1992/1993 – Hazem Finge, Tripoli El Mina, Lebanon
1991/1992 – Monir Ezz El Din, Misr El Gedid, Egypt
District 245
As District 245
1990/1991 – Christodoulos Karakannas, Nicosia Ledra, Cyprus
1989/1990 – Abdelmoneim Hafez, Alexandria, Egypt
1988/1989 – Sobhi Tiebi, Amman, Jordan
1987/1988 – Hamid Jamil Waly, Giza, Egypt
1986/1987 – Abdel Rahim El Amin, Khartoum, Sudan
1985/1986 – Osman Sorour, Cairo, Egypt
1984/1985 – Sheikh Isa bin Mohammad Al-Khalifa, Manama, Bahrain
1983/1984 – Mousatafa Fayez Mansour, Alexandria, Egypt
1982/1983 – Leandros Zachariadis, Nicosia, Cyprus
1981/1982 – Mohamed Abdelaziz , Cairo North, Egypt
1980/1981 – Jamal Hassan Hammad/Raouf Abu Jaber, Amman, Jordan
1979/1980 – Mohammad Fattin, Cairo, Egypt
1978/1979 – Atma Jashanmal, Manama, Bahrain
1977/1978 – Mohamed Gamal El Din Masoud, Alexandria, Egypt
District 195
As District 195
1976/1977 – Phoebus V. Zachariades, Limassol, Cyprus
1975/1976 – Mahmoud Bashir Onsy, Cairo, Egypt
1974/1975 – Whib Nini, Tripoli, Lebanon
1973/1974 – Raouf Sa’d Abu Jaber, Amman, Jordan
1972/1973 – Michael Theodossiou, Limassol, Cyprus
1971/1972 – Mohamed Kamel Badawi, Alexandria, Egypt
1970/1971 – Joseph Naggear, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1969/1970 – Mohyi Eddin Mahdi, Khartoum, Sudan
1968/1969 – Nikris S. Agrotis, Nicosia, Cyprus
1967/1968 – Mahmoud Sakr, Cairo, Egypt
1966/1967 – Antoun Abden-Nur Atallah, Jerusalem, Palestine
1965/1966 – Fouad Ammoun, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1964/1965 – Hussein Saad, Misr El Gedida, Egypt
1963/1964 – Anis Chebat, Damascus, Syria
1962/1963 – Nicos G. Dimitriou, Larnaca, Cyprus
1961/1962 – Mahmoud Kamel, Cairo, Egypt
1960/1961 – Edmon Rabbat, Beirut, Lebanon
1959/1960 – Mohamed S. Shangiti, Khartoum, Sudan
1958/1959 – Sami El Midani, Damascus, Syria
1957/1958 – Mohammad Zohair Garrana, Cairo, Egypt
District 89
As District 89
1956/1957 – Zenon Pierides, Larnaca, Cyprus
1955/1956 – Fouad Saade, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1954/1955 – Fernand Zananiri, Cairo, Egypt
1953/1954 – Yehya Al-Alaili, Cairo, Egypt
1952/1953 – Costa Pericles Manglis, Nicosia, Cyprus
1951/1952 – Augustin Catoni, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1950/1951 – Hussein Fahmy Bey, Alexandria, Egypt
1949/1950 – Hussein Fahmy Bey, Alexandria, Egypt
District 83
As District 83
1948/1949 – Joseph Salem, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1947/1948 – Alfred Bey G. Wissa, Assiut, Egypt
1946/1947 – F. Douglas Scott, Alexandria, Egypt
1945/1946 – F. Douglas Scott, Alexandria, Egypt
1944/1945 – Lars E. Lind, Jerusalem, Palestine
1943/1944 – Stener Vogt, Cairo, Egypt
1942/1943 – Aly Amin Yehia Pasha, Alexandria, Egypt
1941/1942 – Lawrence D. Watts, Haifa, Palestine
1940/1941 – Lawrence D. Watts, Haifa, Palestine
1939/1940 – Francies Kettaneh, Beyrouth, Lebanon
1938/1939 – Baron Harold De Bidt, Cairo, Egypt
1937/1938 – Arthur Marton, Cairo, Egypt
1936/1937 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
1935/1936 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
District D
As District D
1934/1935 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
1933/1934 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
1932/1933 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
1931/1932 – Clare Martin, Cairo, Egypt
1930/1931 – James W. Davidson, Canada
1929/1930 – James W. Davidson, Canada