Farid Nabil Makari (; 24 October 1947 – 17 August 2022) was a Lebanese politician.
Early life and education
Makari was born in
Anfeh
Enfeh ( ar, انفه), or Enfe, Anfeh, Anfe, is a town in the Koura district of the North Governorate of Lebanon at Latitude 34°21'0"N and Longitude 35°44'0"E. Enfeh borders the towns of Chekka, Al-Qalamoun, Barghoun and Zakroun. It i ...
on 24 October 1947. He graduated from
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
in
civil engineering
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and joined
Oger Saudi and Oger International, companies founded by the former Lebanese prime minister,
Rafik Hariri
Rafik is the given name of:
*Rafik Al-Hariri (1944–2005), business tycoon, former Prime Minister of Lebanon
*Rafik Bouderbal (born 1987), French-born Algerian player currently playing for ES Sétif in the Algerian Championnat National
*Rafik Deg ...
.
Career
In 1992, Makari entered politics, winning the
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
parliamentary seat in the
district of Koura. Makari was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2009. Between 1995–1996, Makari was appointed Information Minister in the Government of Rafik Hariri. On 25 September 1996 Prime Minister Hariri’s government issued a decree ordering the closure of Lebanon’s 150 privately owned radio stations and 50 TV stations. This followed Information Minister Farid Makari’s 17 September order banning the broadcast of news programs. Licences were to be issued to
Future Television
Future Television ( ar, تلفزيون المستقبل, ''Televiziyon al-Mustaqbal'') was a Lebanese free-to-air television station founded in 1993 by the Future Movement leader Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV was als ...
owned by Hariri, the Christian owned
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International ( ar, المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال انترناسيونال), widely known as LBCI, is a private television station in Lebanon. LBCI was founded in 1992 by acquiring the asse ...
(LBCI),
Murr Television
Murr Television, marketed and known as MTV Lebanon, is a Lebanese television station based in Naccache, Metn District.
History
Founded in 1991 by Gabriel Murr, a Lebanese businessman and politician.
MTV was shut down in 2002 as it was found ...
(MTV) owned by the brother of
Michel Murr
Michel Murr ( ar, ميشال المرّ, 29 September 1931 – 31 January 2021) was a Lebanese politician and businessman. He served as member of parliament, deputy prime minister and interior minister and was a prominent and powerful lawmaker ...
the interior minister, and the
National Broadcasting Network (NBN) being set up by
Nabih Berri
Nabih Berri ( ar, نبيه مصطفى بري, translit=Nabīh Muṣṭafā Barriyy, links=hh; born 28 January 1938) is a Lebanese Shia politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon since 1992. He heads the Amal Moveme ...
. The radio stations which were to be given licenses were Hariri’s
Orient Radio, Berri’s NBN, and the
Lebanese Forces
The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...
’s
Voice of Free Lebanon. It was estimated that the move would result in the loss of 5,000 jobs. In 2005 Makari established himself as one of the prominent figures in
the Cedar Revolution following Hariri's assassination. In 2005, the Koura constituents elected Makari to
Parliament
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for a fourth term as part of the majority 14 March bloc and he was elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament, a position from where Makari has adopted and espoused many strong political stands.
Personal life
Makari died on 17 August 2022, at the age of 74.
References
External links
The Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makari, Farid
1947 births
2022 deaths
Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon
Cockrell School of Engineering alumni
University of Texas at Austin alumni
Lebanese civil engineers
Government ministers of Lebanon
Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
People from Koura District
Future Movement politicians