Wael Abou Faour (born 1974) is a
Lebanese
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politician who served as the Minister of Health.
Early life
Faour was born in 1974 into a
Lebanese Druze family.
He is a graduate of
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, auto ...
where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Abou Faour is married to Zeina Hamedeh and has two daughters Sara And Leen. And two boy twins Adham and Walid.
Career
Faour is a senior member of
the Progressive Socialist Party and one of the close aides of party's leader Walid Jumblatt. He was first elected deputy in 2005 as part of the Democratic Gathering bloc representing the Western Bekaa, Rashaya.
[ He served at the following parliamentary committees: agriculture and tourism, youth and sports and information technology.][ On 11 July 2008, he was appointed state minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister ]Fouad Siniora
Fouad Siniora ( ar, فؤاد السنيورة, translit=Fu'ād as-Sanyūrah; born 19 July 1943) is a Lebanese politician, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon, a position he held from 19 July 2005 to 25 May 2008. He stepped down on 9 November 2009 ...
. Faour was appointed minister of social affairs in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati in July 2011.
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1972 births
Living people
American University of Beirut alumni
Lebanese Druze
Lebanese socialists
Progressive Socialist Party politicians
Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
Health ministers of Lebanon