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Boutros Harb
Boutros Harb (بطرس حرب) (born 3 August 1944) is a Lebanese politician who served at different cabinet posts including Minister of Telecommunications. Early life and education Harb was born into a Maronite family in Tannourine, Lebanon on 3 August 1944. He holds a law degree. Career A lawyer by profession, Harb first held political office when elected in 1972 as the Maronite deputy for Batroun, in the North Governorate of Lebanon, being appointed public transport minister for labour and minister of the national education and art schools in 1979 in Salim Hoss's government, and remaining minister until 1980. From 1990 to 1992 Harb returned to the education ministry in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Omar Karame. Harb was credited with helping negotiate the Taef Agreement, which brought the Lebanese civil war to an end by electing a power sharing agreement within the Lebanese Parliament, giving Christians and Muslims equal representation in Parliament by assigning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannourine
Tannourine ( ar, تنورين, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is Tannourine El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb. Tannourine has a population of approximately 25,000. Tannourine extends between the municipal borders of Douma and Yammoune, and between Aqoura to the south and Bsharri and Hadath El Jebbeh to the north. The town is close to the Kadisha Valley and Cedars of God UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Afqa grotto, the Baatara sinkhole, and the Nahr Ibrahim valley. Tannourine lies in a collection of valleys and ravines accessible either from Douma, Kfour Al Arbe, a backroad from Bsharri or from a newly constructed highway direct from Batroun, or from Laqlouq. Among the personalities born in or connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Baydoun
Muhammad Baydoun ( ar, محمد بيضون; 5 February 1952 – 17 May 2022) was a moderate Lebanese politician and served as a member of the Lebanese parliament from 1992 until 2005. He also served as minister of power and energy as recently as 2005. He participated in many rallies organized by the 14 March coalition. Early life and education Baydoun was born into a Shiite family in Bachoura, Beirut, on 5 February 1952. His family were originally from Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon. Baydoun held a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Lebanese University and a PhD in mathematics from Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France. Career Baydoun worked as mathematics professor at Lebanese University from 1976 to 1988. In 1980, he became a senior official of the Amal Movement. He was named a member of Amal's political bureau in 1982 and appointed president of the bureau on 14 October 1998. Baydoun is also former president of Amal's council of the south (1985-1991). In 1991, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tueni
The Tueni family is a prominent Christian Greek Orthodox Lebanese family. It is one of the original aristocratic “Seven Families” of Beirut, along with the Bustros, Fayad, Araman, Sursock, Ferneini, and Trad families, who constituted the traditional high society of Beirut for a long time. Members of the Tueni family include: * Gebran Tueni (1957–2005), Lebanese journalist, politician, Member of Parliament, assassinated * Gebran Tueni (journalist) (died 1948), Lebanese journalist, founder of the newspapers ''Al Ahrar'' and ''An-Nahar'' * Ghassan Tueni (1926–2012), Lebanese journalist, ambassador, politician, government minister, Member of Parliament *Nadia Tueni (1935–1983), Lebanese Francophone poet and wife of Ghassan Tueni *Nayla Tueni Nayla Tueni Maktabi ( ar, نايلة تويني مكتبي) (born 31 August 1982) is a Lebanese journalist and politician. She was a member of the Lebanese Parliament for almost ten years (2009–2018), representing the district of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Sleiman
Michel Suleiman ( ar, ميشال سليمان ; born 21 November 1948) is a Lebanese Maronite Christian politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014. Before becoming president, he served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1998 to 2008. After Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) commander Émile Lahoud took office as president in November 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December. Suleiman was later 2008 Lebanese presidential election, elected President and was sworn into office on 25 May 2008. Early life and education Suleiman was born in Amsheet in a Maronite Christianity in Lebanon, Maronite Christian family on 21 November 1948. He joined the Lebanese Armed Forces in 1967 and went on to graduate from the military academy as 2nd lieutenant in 1970. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in politics and administrative sciences from the Lebanese University. During his military career, he participated in several military training courses : * Officer co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14 March Alliance
The March 14 Alliance ( ar, تحالف 14 آذار, taḥāluf 14 adhār}), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their anti- Syrian stance and by their opposition to the March 8 Alliance. It is led by Samir Geagea, as well as other prominent figures. History Free Patriotic Movement's withdrawal The Free Patriotic Movement of General Michel Aoun left the informal grouping before the 2005 general election, before March 14 was an established alliance, due to major disagreements and when its leader Michel Aoun signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hezbollah. After the 2005 elections, The Free Patriotic Movement was the sole political opposition, but one year later joined the pro-Syrian government March 8 Alliance in November 2006. 2006 Lebanon War On 12 July 2006, the 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah started. During the war, the 14 of March Coali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Mansour
Albert Sami Mansour is a Lebanese Greek Catholic politician. Mansour was born in 1939. He was elected to parliament from the Baalbek-Hermel constituency in the 1972 Lebanese general election. He served as the treasurer of the Lebanese National Movement.ألبير سامي منصور ''Annahar''. Mansour took part in drafting the Taif Agreement
The Taif Agreement ( ar, اتفاق الطائف), officially known as the ( ar, وثيقة الوفاق الوطني, label=none'')'', was reached to provide "the basis for the ending of the civil war and the return to political normalcy in Le .. ...
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Qornet Shehwan Gathering
The Qornet Shehwan Gathering ( ar, لقاء قرنة شهوان) is a Lebanese political organization, comprising politicians, intellectuals, and businesspeople, mostly Christian and ranging in ideology from the centre-right to the centre-left. The organization is not a political party in the classical sense: its members belong to, and in some cases lead, a variety of political parties. It is more of a loose coalition, although whether it intends to organize electorally is unclear. The coalition adheres to seven principles and pursues five objectives. History The coalition takes its name from the town of its headquarters, Qornet Shehwan, a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, and the seat of the Maronite Archbishopric of the district. It was founded on 30 April 2001 by total of 29 individuals, representing political parties and civic organizations, as well as independents, with the blessing of the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir The Daily Star, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Lebanese General Election
General elections were held in Lebanon between 27 August and 3 September 2000 to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 40.5%. Results Of the 86 independent MPs, 48 were considered to be members of various blocs:Nohlen ''et al''., p190 *26 in the Hariri bloc *6 in the Berri bloc (plus the ten Amal Movement MPs) *6 in the Jumblatt bloc (plus the six Progressive Socialist Party MPs) *5 in the Faranjiyyah bloc *3 in the Murr bloc *2 in the Hezbollah bloc (plus the ten Hezbollah MPs) *1 in the Kataeb bloc (plus the party's two MPs) References Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ... 2000 in Lebanon Elections in Leb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najib Mikati
Najib Azmi Mikati ( ar, نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman, and three-time Prime Minister of Lebanon whose current term began in September 2021. He also serves as the acting President of Lebanon as of October 2022 in his capacity as prime minister. He previously served as Prime Minister from June 2011 to February 2014 and from April to July 2005. He also served as Minister of Public Works and Transport from December 1998 to 2003. In 2005, he headed an interim government that supervised the general election following the withdrawal of Syrian troops. In 2011, he formed his second government backed by the March 8 alliance, before he resigned in 2013. He was a member of parliament for Tripoli from 2000 to 2005 and was re-elected in 2009 and 2018. In July 2021, he was designated as Prime Minister. According to ''Forbes'', he is the richest man in Lebanon, with a net worth of $2.5 billion in 2021. He has been subject of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Safadi
Mohammad Safadi ( ar, محمد الصفدي; born 28 March 1944) is a Lebanese businessman who served as minister of finance under Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014. He was also the minister of economy and trade from 2008 to 2011. Early life and education Safadi was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, on 28 March 1944 to Sunni family. His family are businesspeople, running their own firm in Tripoli. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration in February 1968. Business career Safadi began his career in the private sector in Lebanon in 1969. In 1975 when the civil war broke out in Lebanon, he began to invest in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, he has many business investments in Saudi Arabia most of which included the construction of residential compounds. He expanded his business across the Arab world and into Europe in Saudi Arabia. He also worked as business manager in London for Prince Turki bin Nasser, a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli Bloc
The Tripoli Bloc has been one of the political blocs present in the Lebanese Parliament. In 1961, the bloc had four members in the parliament. All members of the bloc are deputies from Tripoli (Lebanon). At the elections in June 2005, the bloc was part of the March 14 Alliance and the Rafik Hariri Martyr List that won the elections. It remained committed to the basic premises of the March 14 Alliance in 2008. Members * Mohammad Safadi Mohammad Safadi ( ar, محمد الصفدي; born 28 March 1944) is a Lebanese businessman who served as minister of finance under Najib Mikati between 2011 and 2014. He was also the minister of economy and trade from 2008 to 2011. Early life an ... * Qassem Abdulaziz * Maurice Fadel References 1960s establishments in Lebanon Liberal parties in Lebanon March 14 Alliance Political parties established in the 1960s Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Lebanon-party-stub Parliamentary blocs of Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soleiman Franjieh Jr
Suleiman Antoine Frangieh ( ar, سليمان بك فرنجية; born 18 October 1965) is a Lebanese politician. He is the incumbent leader of the Marada Movement and a former Member of Parliament for the Maronite seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in North Lebanon. Early life Suleiman was born in Zgharta, Lebanon on 18 October 1965 to a political family who claim to be the decedents of the Mardaits. He is the son of the late Tony Frangieh, who was assassinated in the Ehden massacre in 1978, and grandson of the former Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh and as such, carries his grandfather's name. Samir Frangieh was Suleiman's cousin once removed. Suleiman Frangieh's grandfather brought him to Syria after the Ehden massacre, which was perpetrated by rival Maronite Kataeb Party militia forces. In Syria, Suleiman was taken under the wing of Bassel Assad, eldest son of the Syrian President. His friendship with the Al Assad family has remained close since then. Political career Suleiman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
