Professional Biography
French-Lebanese Engineer, Diplomat, Academic, Author and International Institutional Leader
CURRENT LEADERSHIP AT UIPM
INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT · 2026
Biography
Jean-Marc Aractingi is a French-Lebanese professional whose multidisciplinary career brings together engineering, renewable energy, diplomacy, higher education, geopolitics and the study of religious and philosophical traditions.
Born on 18 November 1945, he has pursued professional and intellectual activities across Europe and the Middle East. His biography describes a career spanning solar engineering, business leadership, academic teaching, international relations and authorship.
His educational background, as described in the professional biography supplied for this profile, includes engineering studies, development studies, thermal engineering research and advanced diplomatic training.
His professional biography identifies him as the founder and chief executive of ARCORE S.A., with activities in engineering and projects in the Middle East.
He is also described as the founder and leader of SOLARCORE S.A., a company focused on solar engineering and renewable-energy installations.
According to the professional information supplied for this profile, the companies associated with him undertook more than 5,000 solar installations across France, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Syria.
Converting sunlight directly into electricity through photovoltaic cells.
Capturing solar heat for water heating and residential or industrial applications.
Using concentrated solar heat in thermal processes and electricity generation.
His biography records teaching experience at ISAA, the application school associated with AgroParisTech and École Polytechnique, and at the University of Paris VIII.
His wider academic interests include engineering, development, political science, international affairs, theology, Islamic studies, comparative religion and the history of religious traditions.
He is described in the supplied profile as an . The precise institutional title and its scope should be supported by the relevant appointment documentation.
Jean-Marc Aractingi's professional biography describes experience in diplomatic affairs and political advisory work, including service identified as an Extraordinary Ambassador and advisory roles involving several heads of state.
The supplied profile also refers to diplomatic representation of the Central African Republic in Lebanon and Arab countries, as well as training at the Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris and participation in a programme at the French War College.
His published biography describes leadership and membership in a number of Masonic, philosophical and spiritual organizations, including the Ecumenical Arab Grand Orient and organizations associated with Scottish and Egyptian Masonic traditions.
It also refers to involvement with the Grande Loge de France and the Jean Scot Érigène Research Lodge. These affiliations are included as part of his stated organizational and intellectual background.
As an author, Aractingi has written on geopolitics, the history of Freemasonry in the Islamic world, Sufism, religious traditions and the intellectual history of Arab and Muslim societies.
His biography lists distinctions associated with the Order of La Fayette, including Grand Cross and Grand Commander, as well as other chivalric and institutional honours.
For a formal institutional profile, each distinction should be accompanied by the issuing body's official name, award date and supporting certificate where available.
In the biographical information provided for this profile, Jean-Marc Aractingi is identified as an and as an international adviser or representative associated with UIPM's institutional engagement.
Engineering, diplomacy, academia and authorship across international contexts.