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'''Nabil Bukhalid''' was a Lebanese computer scientist and founder of the Lebanese Academic and Research Network. He is a [[Internet Hall of Fame|Internet Hall of Fame Inductee]] and he was one of the key figures responsible for introducing the [[Internet]] to [[Lebanon]] and establishing the Lebanese Domain Registry. He is commonly referred to as the "Father of the Internet" in Lebanon |
'''Nabil Bukhalid''' was a Lebanese computer scientist and founder of the Lebanese Academic and Research Network. He is a [[Internet Hall of Fame|Internet Hall of Fame Inductee]] and he was one of the key figures responsible for introducing the [[Internet]] to [[Lebanon]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maria |first=Donna |date=2023-01-07 |title=Nabil Bukhalid, The Man Who Pioneered & Fought To Bring Internet To Lebanon Just Passed Away |url=https://dinaranland.net/nabil-bukhalid-the-man-who-pioneered-fought-to-bring-internet-to-lebanon-just-passed-away.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Dinaran Land |language=en-US}}</ref> and establishing the Lebanese Domain Registry. He is commonly referred to as the "Father of the Internet" in Lebanon<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Father of the Internet” in Lebanon dies at 65 |url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/681499/lbci-lebanon-articles/en |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=LBCIV7 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Early Life == |
== Early Life == |
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Nabil Bukhalid was born in 1957 in the town of [[Bhamdoun]], Lebanon. Bukhaild graduated from the [[American University of Beirut]] with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1981 and a Master's in Business Administration in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AUB mourns Nabil Bukhalid (1957–2023), its first IT director and “the man who brought the internet to Lebanon” |url=http://www.aub.edu.lb:80/articles/Pages/nabil-bukhalid.aspx |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=American University of Beirut |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Nabil Bukhalid was born in 1957 in the town of [[Bhamdoun]], Lebanon. Bukhaild graduated from the [[American University of Beirut]] with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1981 and a Master's in Business Administration in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AUB mourns Nabil Bukhalid (1957–2023), its first IT director and “the man who brought the internet to Lebanon” |url=http://www.aub.edu.lb:80/articles/Pages/nabil-bukhalid.aspx |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=American University of Beirut |language=en-US}}</ref> After the end of the [[Lebanese Civil War]] he emigrated to [[Montreal|Montreal, Canada]] with his wife and daughters. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Nabil's experience with computers started during the Lebanese Civil War, where as a biomedical engineer he used to hide in the hospital he used to work at to avoid the destruction of the civil war. This is where he began to tinker with computers and [[Local area network|local area networks]]. This lead him to attempt to connect the the AUB to the internet in order to connect the university to the academic scene in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nabil Bukhalid's Internet Hall of Fame 2017 Induction Speech - Nabil Bukhalid |url=http://opentranscripts.org/transcript/nabil-bukhalid-ihof-2017-speech/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Open Transcripts |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Bukhaild headed the computing and networking services department at AUB as the Chief Enterprise Architect from 2000 until 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confideo Venture Mentoring {{!}} Lebanon |url=http://confideo-vm.com/our-mentors |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=confideo-vm.com}}</ref> |
Bukhaild headed the computing and networking services department at AUB as the Chief Enterprise Architect from 2000 until 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confideo Venture Mentoring {{!}} Lebanon |url=http://confideo-vm.com/our-mentors |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=confideo-vm.com}}</ref> |
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He founded the Lebanese Domain Registry and served as its administrator since 1993. The original purpose for the [[.lb]] DNS was for the AUB's website, and it was created in August of 1993. Bukhaild claims the the top level domain was assigned to him by [[Jon Postel]], the former administrator of the [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] (IANA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=How websites registered to Lebanon’s country code domain almost disappeared from the web |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1275464/how-websites-registered-to-lebanons-country-code-domain-almost-disappeared-from-the-web.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=L'Orient Today}}</ref> |
He founded the Lebanese Domain Registry and served as its administrator since 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LINC |url=https://www.lbdr.org.lb/linc |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=LBDR LLC |language=en}}</ref> The original purpose for the [[.lb]] DNS was for the AUB's website, and it was created in August of 1993. Bukhaild claims the the top level domain was assigned to him by [[Jon Postel]], the former administrator of the [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] (IANA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=How websites registered to Lebanon’s country code domain almost disappeared from the web |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1275464/how-websites-registered-to-lebanons-country-code-domain-almost-disappeared-from-the-web.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=L'Orient Today}}</ref> |
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In 1997 the .lb domain which used to be given to site owners for free, now had the that the condition that they must obtain a trademark certificate from the [[Ministry of Economy and Trade (Lebanon)|Ministry of Economy and Trade]] at the request of Bukhaild's team. This effectively made the entire DNS system run (but not owned) by Bukhalid and his team at AUB, despite their continuous attempts to get a Lebanese governmental agency to run the administration of the .lb domain. He most recently worked as a consultant for organizations specializing in Internet infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nabil Boukhaled {{!}} International Conference on Open Source Software Computing (OSSCOM 2016) |url=http://osscom2016.osscom.org/?q=content/nabil-boukhaled-1 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=osscom2016.osscom.org}}</ref> In 2017 he was inducted into the [[Internet Hall of Fame]] for his efforts to bring the internet to Lebanon. |
In 1997 the .lb domain which used to be given to site owners for free, now had the that the condition that they must obtain a trademark certificate from the [[Ministry of Economy and Trade (Lebanon)|Ministry of Economy and Trade]] at the request of Bukhaild's team. This effectively made the entire DNS system run (but not owned) by Bukhalid and his team at AUB, despite their continuous attempts to get a Lebanese governmental agency to run the administration of the .lb domain. In 2011 he met with the former [[president of Lebanon]], [[Michel Suleiman]] to discuss how the internet system and the .lb domain would be administered in Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President of Lebanon Meets with ISOC Lebanon and ICANN Leaders {{!}} ICANN New gTLDs |url=https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/past-events/reports/president-lebanon-icann-meeting-05oct11-en |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=newgtlds.icann.org}}</ref> He most recently worked as a consultant for organizations specializing in Internet infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nabil Boukhaled {{!}} International Conference on Open Source Software Computing (OSSCOM 2016) |url=http://osscom2016.osscom.org/?q=content/nabil-boukhaled-1 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=osscom2016.osscom.org}}</ref> In 2017 he was inducted into the [[Internet Hall of Fame]] for his efforts to bring the internet to Lebanon. |
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He passed away on January 4th 2023 from a heart attack while vacationing in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hachem |first=Alexis |date=2023-01-07 |title='Father of the Internet' Who Pioneered & Fought To Bring Internet To Lebanon Just Passed Away |url=https://www.the961.com/nabil-bukhalid-pioneered-fought-to-bring-internet-to-lebanon-passed-away/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=961 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
He passed away on January 4th 2023 from a heart attack while vacationing in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hachem |first=Alexis |date=2023-01-07 |title='Father of the Internet' Who Pioneered & Fought To Bring Internet To Lebanon Just Passed Away |url=https://www.the961.com/nabil-bukhalid-pioneered-fought-to-bring-internet-to-lebanon-passed-away/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=961 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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| Born | 1957 Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
| Died | 4 January 2023 (aged 65) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
| Occupation | Computer Scientist |
Nabil Bukhalid was a Lebanese computer scientist and founder of the Lebanese Academic and Research Network. He is a Internet Hall of Fame Inductee and he was one of the key figures responsible for introducing the Internet to Lebanon[1] and establishing the Lebanese Domain Registry. He is commonly referred to as the "Father of the Internet" in Lebanon[2]
Early Life
Nabil Bukhalid was born in 1957 in the town of Bhamdoun, Lebanon. Bukhaild graduated from the American University of Beirut with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1981 and a Master's in Business Administration in 2005.[3] After the end of the Lebanese Civil War he emigrated to Montreal, Canada with his wife and daughters.
Career
Nabil's experience with computers started during the Lebanese Civil War, where as a biomedical engineer he used to hide in the hospital he used to work at to avoid the destruction of the civil war. This is where he began to tinker with computers and local area networks. This lead him to attempt to connect the the AUB to the internet in order to connect the university to the academic scene in the United States.[4]
Bukhaild headed the computing and networking services department at AUB as the Chief Enterprise Architect from 2000 until 2011.[5]
He founded the Lebanese Domain Registry and served as its administrator since 1993.[6] The original purpose for the .lb DNS was for the AUB's website, and it was created in August of 1993. Bukhaild claims the the top level domain was assigned to him by Jon Postel, the former administrator of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).[7]
In 1997 the .lb domain which used to be given to site owners for free, now had the that the condition that they must obtain a trademark certificate from the Ministry of Economy and Trade at the request of Bukhaild's team. This effectively made the entire DNS system run (but not owned) by Bukhalid and his team at AUB, despite their continuous attempts to get a Lebanese governmental agency to run the administration of the .lb domain. In 2011 he met with the former president of Lebanon, Michel Suleiman to discuss how the internet system and the .lb domain would be administered in Lebanon.[8] He most recently worked as a consultant for organizations specializing in Internet infrastructure.[9] In 2017 he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame for his efforts to bring the internet to Lebanon.
He passed away on January 4th 2023 from a heart attack while vacationing in London.[10]
References
- ^ Maria, Donna (2023-01-07). "Nabil Bukhalid, The Man Who Pioneered & Fought To Bring Internet To Lebanon Just Passed Away". Dinaran Land. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ ""Father of the Internet" in Lebanon dies at 65". LBCIV7. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "AUB mourns Nabil Bukhalid (1957–2023), its first IT director and "the man who brought the internet to Lebanon"". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Nabil Bukhalid's Internet Hall of Fame 2017 Induction Speech - Nabil Bukhalid". Open Transcripts. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Confideo Venture Mentoring | Lebanon". confideo-vm.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "LINC". LBDR LLC. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "How websites registered to Lebanon's country code domain almost disappeared from the web". L'Orient Today. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "President of Lebanon Meets with ISOC Lebanon and ICANN Leaders | ICANN New gTLDs". newgtlds.icann.org. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Nabil Boukhaled | International Conference on Open Source Software Computing (OSSCOM 2016)". osscom2016.osscom.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Hachem, Alexis (2023-01-07). "'Father of the Internet' Who Pioneered & Fought To Bring Internet To Lebanon Just Passed Away". 961. Retrieved 2023-01-13.