Taymur Jumblatt (; born 1982) is a political leader 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 Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

's Druze Community.

Biography

Taymur was born in 1982. He is the son of the leader

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 ...

and grandson of

Kamal Jumblatt Kamal Fouad Jumblatt ( ar, كمال فؤاد جنبلاط; 6 December 1917 – 16 March 1977) was a Lebanese politician who founded the Progressive Socialist Party. He led the National Movement during the civil war against the Lebanese Front. ...

. Taymur took over the power from Walid Jumblatt in March 2017. The handover was done at 40th anniversary of

’s assassination at a ceremony where Walid placed a traditional keffiyeh scarf on Taymur's shoulders. He was educated at the American University of Beirut (BA in political science), and

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, France, (MA in political science). He is married to Diana Zu'ytar who descends from a Shiite family based in the Beqaa Valley.

Career

In 2011, he was raised to second in command of the Progressive Social Party. In 2018, he succeeded his father as leader of Progressive Socialist Party. In the May 2018 elections, he was elected a member of the Lebanese Parliament, representing the Shouf-Aley district in Mount-Lebanon Governorate. He is a member of the

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References

People from Chouf District Lebanese Druze Lebanese people of Iranian descent Progressive Socialist Party politicians Lebanese politicians of Kurdish descent 1982 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Lebanon {{Lebanon-politician-stub