Al-Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn Earns Prestigious James Beard Award

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Michael Sareini was elected to his first term on the Dearborn City Council in November 2013.

Sareini is a life long resident of Dearborn. He is the son of the late Tom Sareini, owner of the Village Café previously located for over 25 years on Greenfield Rd at Rotunda Drive, and Suzanne Sareini, retired Dearborn City Council President Pro-Tem who served on the Council for 24 years.

Sareini and his wife Dalal have five children – Toufic, Houssain, Aliah, Suzanne and Hassan.

Sareini graduated from Fordson High School in 1990 and earned his Associate’s Degree from Henry Ford Community College in 1993. Sareini began a career in automotive sales in 1995. Sareini has won countless sales awards, and in 2011 was recognized by Ford Motor Company as Michigan’s #1 ranked volume salesman and #3 ranked salesman in the country.

Sareini was appointed as the sole representative of the state of Michigan in a national Ford Sales Advisory Panel that consisted of only 13 nationally renowned salesmen. Sareini’s recommendation resulted in a direct policy change within Ford Credit, the company’s financing arm.

In 2006, after 14 years out of the classroom, and while working full-time and raising his family, Sareini returned to school to complete his education at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Sareini graduated in 2009 “With High Distinction,” earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Political Science and minoring in Psychology.

Sareini continued pursuing higher education, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and has been a general practicing Attorney for 8 years.

Sareini was chosen by the Michigan Attorney General as a transition team guidance member of experts comprising extremely-revered individuals from the government, legal, indigenous, and corporate sectors. This team was formed to guide a smooth and seamless transition between administrations as the Attorney General-Elect took office, effective January 1, 2019.

Sareini has a long history of participating in Dearborn youth recreation programs, sitting on boards and coaching. Sareini is a supporter of many local charities.

Al-Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn Earns Prestigious James Beard Award

May 19, 2016 Uncategorized 0

This article was originally published at the Detroit Eater website by Brenna Houck and can be found by clicking here.

During a ceremony held last night at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House the James Beard Foundation revealed this year’s elite class of restaurants and chefs. Al-Ameer Restaurant co-founders Khalil Ammar and Zaki Hashem were among the evening’s honorees, taking home an America’s Classics Award for their Lebanese dining institution. Here is the video created by the Beard Foundation to highlight Al-Ameer’s achievement.

Watch the fantastic video below:

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