Akram Hussein Chehayeb ( ar, أكرم شهيب; born 17 October 1947) is a Lebanese

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politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party headed by

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. Cheheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and has also served in different cabinet and parliamentary posts.

Early life and education

Chehayeb was born in

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on 17 October 1947. He received a bachelor's degree in biology from the Arab University of Beirut and a master's degree in history from

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

in 1982.

Career

Chehayeb was a supporter of the Baath party and

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during his youth. Then he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in 1979. He worked as a history professor at

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. In 1984, he became office manager of Jumblatt. From 1985 to 1991 he served as the director of the PSP in

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. In 1992, he won

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, being a representative for

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. In the 1996 elections, Chehayeb won the Druze seat in Aley. Chahayeb served as minister of environment from 1996 to 1998. He also won the same seat in the general elections of 2000. From 2005 to 2009 he was the head of Lebanese environment committee. In 2009, he was appointed minister of displaced to the cabinet headed by then prime minister

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, replacing

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. Chehayeb's tenure ended in 2011, and he was succeeded by Alaaeddine Terro as minister. Chehayeb also won Druze seat in Aley in the 2009 general election, and is part of the National Struggle Front bloc, which is under the control of Walid Jumblatt. In February 2013 Akram Chehayeb became part of

Tammam Salam Tammam Saeb Salam ( ar, تمّام صائب سلام, ; born 13 May 1945) is a Lebanese politician who was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from February 2014 until December 2016. He also served as the acting President of Lebanon from May 2014 unti ...

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as minister of agriculture. His term ended on 18 December 2016 when a new

led by

was formed.

Personal life

Chehayeb is married to Salma Jurdi Chehayeb and has four children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chehayeb, Akram 1947 births Living people People from Aley District Beirut Arab University alumni Cairo University alumni Lebanese Druze Lebanese University faculty Progressive Socialist Party politicians Agriculture ministers of Lebanon Displaced ministers of Lebanon Education ministers of Lebanon Environment ministers of Lebanon Higher education ministers of Lebanon Members of the Parliament of Lebanon