Alaaddine Terro (born 1953) is a Lebanese politician who is a member of
the Progressive Socialist Party and minister for the displaced.
Early life
Terro was born into a
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...
family in
Barja
Barja ( ar, برجا, also known as Barja al-Chouf) is a town and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barja is situated near the Mediterranean coast, 34 kilometers south of Beirut and at the midway poi ...
,
the Chouf district, in 1953.
Career
Terro joined
the Progressive Socialist Party in 1975.
[ He firstly won a seat from the Chouf district, the fourth district of north Lebanon, in the general elections held in 1992. He also joined the Democratic Gathering bloc in 1992 and has been part of it since then. Terro also won the same seat in the general elections of 2000. He was on the March 14 alliance’s electoral list in the Chouf district proposed by ]Walid Jumblatt
Walid Kamal Jumblatt ( ar, وليد جنبلاط; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese Druze politician and former militia commander who has been leading the Progressive Socialist Party since 1977. While leading the Lebanese National Resistance Fr ...
, leader of the Progressive Socialist Party in the 2009 general elections of Lebanon. And Terro won the election.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 ...
on 11 June 2011, replacing Akram Chehayeb
Akram Hussein Chehayeb ( ar, أكرم شهيب; born 17 October 1947) is a Lebanese Druze politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party headed by Walid Jumblatt. Cheheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and has also ser ...
. As a member of the Progressive Socialist Party, he is one of the three ministers appointed by the party's leader Walid Jumblatt to the cabinet.[ In other words, Terro is part of the National Struggle Front in the cabinet.]
Personal life
Terro is married to Fatima Al Khatib and has two children from his current wife, as well as one from a previous marriage.[
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References
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1953 births
Displaced ministers of Lebanon
Living people
Lebanese Sunni Muslims
Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
People from Chouf District
Progressive Socialist Party politicians