Joseph Sarkis ( ar, جوزيف سركيس; born 1949) is a
Lebanese politician and former minister of tourism.
He is a prominent member of 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 ...
. From 1988 to 1994 he was member of the
Kataeb
The Kataeb Party ( ar, حزب الكتائب اللبنانية '), also known in English as the Phalanges, is a Christian political party in Lebanon. The party played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990). In decline in the la ...
Political Bureau. He distanced himself from that party after its leadership took a pro-Syrian stance. He became an activist in the Lebanese Forces despite it being banned. In 1998, he was elected to the
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
of
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
as the Lebanese Forces representative. In 2002, he became the Lebanese Forces official responsible for Beirut.
Sarkis is a civil engineer with a degree from the
Ecole Supérieure des Ingénieurs de Beyrouth.
References
External links
www.joesarkis.comSarkis: "I can't believe a Maronite Christian assaulted SfeirInterview about Hezbollah-Israel confrontation
1949 births
Living people
Lebanese Forces politicians
Kataeb Party politicians
Government ministers of Lebanon
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