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bringing the benefits of determination, self-belief and self-respect to the worlds of commercial and community enterprise

Career Overview

Entrepreneurialism

Maher founded EzyMart in2001, creating a business with

a national footprint of over 350 stores across Australia.

Giving Back

Passionate about his community and benefiting those less

fortunate, Maher has founded, led and supported Non for Profit

Organisations.

Pursuit of Excellence

Maher has been involved in Taekwondo since the age of6. His lifelong commitmenthas seen him achieve thehighest ranks in the sport.

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Biography

Maher Magableh is a successful entrepreneur and businessman whose commitment to self-reliance and excellence extend across his philanthropic endeavours and his participation in the world of martial arts.

Applying the skills that he gained from his business and management studies he founded EzyMart in 2001 as a single convenience store, he has spearheaded its growth into a major player in the Australian market with 350 stores. He is perhaps most proud of the role that his business plays in the lives of the EzyMart family, knowing that some 1,500 families are being raised by his engaged and committed workforce.

Through EzyMart and JAFA (Jordanian Australian Friendship Association) which he founded in 2010, Maher is always available to help Jordanian students not just by offering them work but by providing them with guidance and help to enroll in universities, chose the field of study, understand the Australian system and find suitable accommodation.

With an increasingly effective and autonomous executive team at the helm, Maher has more time to focus his attention and talents on his philanthropic endeavours, founding and leading the Maher Foundation and as a Trustee of Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation providing help to refugees around the world. He is Also a board member in the Arabic Heritage League in Australia.

Career Timeline

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2007 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 20182001 2019

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FAMILIES

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Since its flagship store opened in Bondi in 2001, EzyMart has grown year-

on-year.

EzyMart is a major national employer, with

more than 1,500 families supported by its

workforce.

1500 AUSTRALIA WIDEEzyMart has expanded its footprint from NSW

to include QLD, VIC, SA, NT and ACT

EzyMart

MORE THAN OVER

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Practitioner, Referee, Advocate As a long-time practitioner of Taekwondo, Maher has been involved in the

sport since the age of 6 and has achieved some of the highest ranks in the sport. He also lends weight and strategic insight to the governance of World Taekwondo. Having practiced the sport at the highest levels himself as well as refereeing for Olympics and representing Jordan and Australia as an official in some of the most prestigious championships worldwide, Maher contributes to the sport’s governance and development. Maher is currently a member in the World Taekwondo Marketing Committee. He is also an executive board member in World Taekwondo Oceania.

As a Member of the Board of World Taekwondo for Oceania, Maher contributes to the development of Taekwondo in the Oceania region and globally, making strategic decisions which will impact on the member nations and its athletes, coaches and officials.

Always seeking for ways to give back to his communities, Maher is currently involved in the World Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, which provides health, wellbeing and personal development services in refugee camps from Jordan to Rwanda.

Maher Magableh

EzyMart Head Office

58 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

PO Box H353, Australia Square NSW 1215

Personal Contact Details

+61 2 9252 3222

+61 48 8744 444

maher@ezymartgroup.com.au

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