Fayçal El-Khoury (born May 15, 1955) is a
Canadian
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...
Liberal politician of
Lebanese descent, who was elected to represent the
riding of
Laval—Les Îles
Laval—Les Îles () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Its population in 2001 was 100,137.
Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox, and 14.0% ar ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
2015 federal election, El-Khoury won with 47.7% of the vote. He holds an engineering degree from
Concordia University
Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...
. El-Khoury immigrated to Canada from
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
in 1976.
El-Khoury holds
dual-citizenship
Multiple citizenship (or multiple nationality) is a person's legal status in which a person is at the same time recognized by more than one country under its nationality and citizenship law as a national or citizen of that country. There is no ...
with Lebanon.
Electoral record
References
External links
Official Website*
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1955 births
Living people
Canadian consultants
20th-century Canadian engineers
Canadian people of Lebanese descent
Concordia University alumni
Lebanese emigrants to Canada
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Laval, Quebec
21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
21st-century Canadian engineers