Samir Mouqbel ( ar, سمير مقبل) (born 1939) is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

Early life and education

Mouqbel was born in 1939. He graduated from the

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

with a degree in civil engineering.

Career

Mouqbel is a

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, and was Lebanon's first state minister responsible for environment from 1992 to 1995 in the first cabinet of

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. He was appointed deputy to the prime minister

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on 13 June 2011. He was reappointed deputy prime minister in the

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led by

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in February 2013. He was also appointed defense minister, replacing

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in the post.Members of Lebanon's new government
''The Daily Star''. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

References

Living people American University of Beirut alumni Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Eastern Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Lebanese civil engineers 1939 births Deputy prime ministers of Lebanon Defense ministers of Lebanon Independent politicians in Lebanon {{Lebanon-politician-stub