Tarek Saab

Date of Birth: 24 September 1978

Height: 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

Mini Biography:

Tarek Saab was a candidate on NBC’s The Apprentice 5. He is the CEO of T. Saab Media, Inc. and the co-founder of Lionheart Apparel, a men’s clothing line he founded after his debut on The Apprentice. He was recently named Kipling’s “Who’s Who Among Executives and Business Professionals” for 2008. He is a popular Catholic speaker and his book entitled Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work and Manhood in Your Twenties is slated to release March 1st, 2008 through Spence Publishing.Tarek was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to a Lebanese father and an American mother. He spent part of his childhood in war-torn Lebanon before relocating to the United States, at times living in public housing projects. As a youth, he was considered a wunderkind and recognized nationally for academic and creative ability. By the seventh grade he was testing at the collegiate level. Upon graduating from college, Tarek spent five years with Texas Instruments. During his time at TI, Tarek authored articles for technical journals and magazines, such as Video Imaging and Design Line, and his work was translated into several languages. He finished his career with TI as a Global Product Manager in the Semiconductor division.Tarek’s big break occurred on the business reality television series The Apprentice, starring Donald Trump, where he was one of the most popular contestants on the show. He has been prominently featured in such magazines as Us Weekly, TV Guide, Teen People, Enigma, Outreach, Midwest Beat, In Touch Weekly, Inside Pulse, The Dallas Business Journal, National Catholic Register, The Wander, Crisis Magazine, US Catholic, Christian Retailing, and The Mensa Bulletin. On September 20th, 2007, he was the featured guest on EWTN’s weekly program “Life on the Rock.” He regularly appears as a radio guest promoting the clothing line and his book, and notable interviews include Imus in the Morning, The Dary Day Show, and The Derek and Romaine Show.Tarek is a very popular motivational speaker, speaking to youth audiences as well as young professionals throughout the United States. He is represented by the Speaker’s Bureau CMG Booking, Inc.Tarek is a member of the Maronite Catholic Church. He is a member of American Mensa, a fact that was emphasized when he was presented at the beginning of The Apprentice 5 season and to which Donald J. Trump has alluded on a number of occasions. It is also rumored that Tarek is a member of the Council for National Policy.Tarek is a resident of Fort Worth, Texas. He does not own a television and spends much of his free time reading, writing, traveling, or exercising.

Spouse:

Kathryn Simpson (27 May 2006 – present)

Trivia:

Member of Mensa

Personal Quotes:

“People misunderstand the word ‘humility.’ Humility doesn’t require a person to downplay achievements, as though there was something virtuous in misrepresenting the truth. Humility doesn’t tolerate lying – it demands honesty. In the honest assessment of how I’ve become successful, pride doesn’t want me to know that I’ve rarely achieved anything entirely on my own.”