About

Architetto Osama Rashid

1953 Osama Rashid was born in 1953 in Iraq
1977 He graduated from the Department of Architecture, University of Florence
1983 He held the position of director of LORO SAS, becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors until 2004.
2003 He founds Gold, the agency of his son Omar.
2007 He leads the company Cadini Group, undertaking many international cooperation projects.

Gruppo Cadini specialises in national and international consultancy and over the years has created an important cultural and economic bridge between Italy Europe and other countries around the world, particularly the Middle East.

Gruppo Cadini is focused on business relations, in addition to the countless years of activity in collaboration with important clients such as Kelloggs Brown & Root USA Services, UN, UNAMI – United Nations in Iraq – and various Ministries in the area.

Currently Gruppo Cadini is actively present in Iraq with offices in Baghdad and Kurdistan. Since the early nineties, Cadini has also been an important fashion brand, a manufacturer in Italy and an exporter of Made in Italy products to over 40 countries, with more than 100 single-brand shops.

Assignments

2014 Vice President and Director of the Italian Arab Chamber of Cooperation.
2015 Coordinator of the technical office of the Union of Islamic Communities of Italy.
As a leading member of the Italian Islamic community, he undertook the project of the Florentine School for Higher Education and Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue for which he currently serves as Secretary General.
2019 Coordinator of the Italian African Community in Tuscany.
2020 Co-founder of the AMAI (Association of African Doctors in Italy).
He is Co-founder Coordinator of the UCAI Tuscany Union of African Communities in Italy.

Appointments

2005 General Councillor of the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy.
2013 Appointment as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
2014 Vice-President and Director of the Italian-Arab Chamber of Commerce.
2018 Officer of Merit of the Republic.
2019 Nomination of Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
2020 Vice-President and Director of the Italian-Arab Chamber of Commerce.