DI. Mouddar Khouja was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1966. He moved to Germany with his parents in 1981 and then to Austria in 1985 to pursue his studies. Since 2009, he has been serving as the elected Secretary General of the Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC). Prior to this role, he held senior management positions at Cisco Professional Services, One Connect, and Siemens Austria, and was Managing Director and shareholder of Baraka Financial Products, an enterprise specializing in Islamic banking. Alongside his professional responsibilities, he is a respected interlocutor and speaker at high-level conferences, official delegations, and expert hearings. He addresses key topics including economy and investment promotion, trade, industry, energy, technology and innovation, and sustainable social development, with particular focus on renewable energy, education, skilled labour, healthcare, and resource management. In 2019, he was awarded the Decoration of Merit in Gold of the Province of Vienna.