Elias Hankash ( ar, الياس حنكش) is a Lebanese politician. He is currently a member of the Lebanese Parliament as a part of the Kataeb Party bloc.

Early life and education

Elias Rakif Hankash was born in the town of

Roumieh Roumieh is a village north-east of Beirut in Lebanon. Surrounded by pine-forested hills, Roumieh is a 10- or 15-minute drive from the coast. Roumieh is known as a pleasant, picturesque small mountain town with many gardens. Agriculture In addi ...

in the

Metn District Matn ( ar, قضاء المتن, '), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (''qadaa'') in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is J ...

to a

Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...

family. He holds a bachelor's degree from the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (french: Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK); ar, جامعة الرّوح القدس – الكسليك, ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk''), is a private, not-for-profit Catholic univer ...

Politics

He joined The Lebanese Phalange Party during his years of study, and rose through the ranks of the party over the years. He acted as advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade in 2014. In a joint list with the National Liberal Party and the

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in the Mount Lebanon II district, Hankash was able to secure a seat with 2,583 votes in the

2018 Lebanese general election General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 under various pretexts, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament ...

. He was made the member of the Economy, Trade and Planning parliamentary commission, and the Youth and Sports parliamentary commission. The Kataeb Party won three seats. Following the

2020 Beirut explosion On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and United States dollar, US$15 billion in property damage, as well as lea ...

Hankash along with other MPs resigned. Hankash was able to secure a seat in the Lebanese parliament after earning 6,148 votes during the 2022 general elections. 2 April 2022 Nadim Gemayel, a cousin of Samy, promoted his candidacy in a speech during a small event. Kataeb secured 4 seats for

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(3,477 votes), Nadim Gemayel (4,425 votes), Sami Gemayel (10,466 votes), and Elias Hankash (6,148 votes).{{cite news , date=17 May 2022 , title=Here's The Full List Of How Many Seats Each Party Won In The 2022 Lebanon Elections , work=961 , publisher=961 , agency=961News , url=https://www.the961.com/list-of-seats-each-party-won-2022-lebanon-elections

Personal life

Hankash is married to Rita Lameh and have three children together.

References

Lebanese politicians 1977 births Lebanese Maronites Holy Spirit University of Kaslik alumni Kataeb Party politicians Maronite politicians Living people People from Matn District