Tony Frangieh (; born 22 September 1987) is a Lebanese politician who serves as member of parliament since 2018. He is a member of the

Marada Movement The Marada Movement ( ar, تيار المردة, translit=Tayyār Al-Marada) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia active during the Lebanese Civil War named after the legendary Marada (also called Mardaites) warriors of the early ...

and the son of its leader,

Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled ''Frangié,'' ''Franjieh,'' or ''Franjiyeh'' (, 15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992), was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Sulei ...

Early life and family

Franjieh was born on 22 September 1987, in the town of

Zgharta Zgharta ( ar, زغرتا, syc, ܙܓܪܬܐ), also spelled Zghorta, is a city in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 50,000. It is the second biggest city in Northern Lebanon after Tripoli. Zgharta is about 150 metres above se ...

to the

Maronite Christian Lebanese Maronite Christians ( ar, المسيحية المارونية في لبنان; syc, ܡܫܝܚܝ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ) are adherents of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, which is the largest Christian denomination in the country ...

Frangieh family Frangieh ( ar, فرنجية: "Francs, Franc", meaning "Western world, occidental" in Arabic), also spelled Frangié, Franjieh, or Franjiyeh, is a prominent Lebanon, Lebanese political family. *Bassam Frangieh (born 1949), scholar of contemporary A ...

. His father,

Suleiman Frangieh Jr. Suleiman Antoine Frangieh ( ar, سليمان بك فرنجية; born 18 October 1965) is a Lebanese politician. He is the incumbent leader of the Marada Movement and a former Member of Parliament for the Maronite seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in No ...

, is the head of the

and was a former Lebanese MP. His biological mother is Marian Sarkis and has one brother and a half-sister. He holds a university degree in economics from the University of Balamand, and a master's degree in economics from the

City University of London City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...

. On 28 September 2019, MP Frangieh sealed his union to Saida-born Lynn Zeidan in an open to all celebration attended by all the town. They both have 3 children.

Career

Tony Frangieh was born into a popular

political family A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple si ...

of the Zgharta region. He became involved in the field of politics and contributed to the management of the

Marada movement The Marada Movement ( ar, تيار المردة, translit=Tayyār Al-Marada) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia active during the Lebanese Civil War named after the legendary Marada (also called Mardaites) warriors of the early M ...

headed by his father, Suleiman Franjieh, where he worked on many internal projects in the movement, including those concerned with youth, students, unions, education and other issues. He had an active presence and participation in many political and diplomatic meetings. He also represented the movement on many occasions outside Lebanon, including Australia in 2012 and Venezuela in 2015 with the aim of meeting with the Lebanese community in these countries. He sponsored a large number of activities specialized in public affairs and social services, and participated in more than 5,000 activities across Lebanon. Tony Frangieh is expected to succeed his father as party and clan leader.

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Living people Lebanese politicians Marada Movement politicians {{Lebanon-politician-stub 1987 births University of Balamand alumni Frangieh family

Early life and family

Career

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