Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament
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| Nayla Tueni Nayla Tueni Nayla Tueni Maktabi is a Lebanese journalist and politician.She won the Greek Orthodox seat for Achrafieh in the 2009 Lebanese Elections for the March 14 block. She and Nadim Gemayel are currently the youngest members of Lebanese Parliament and she is one of the few elected female politicians in... |
Independent within 14 March | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... I |
Greek Orthodox | Daughter of Gebran Tueni Gebran Tueni Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon.... , grandchild of Michel Murr Michel Murr Michel Murr is a Lebanese politician and businessman. He first occupied the post of Minister of the Interior, as well as being Deputy Prime Minister in Rafik Hariri's first cabinet in 1992 and remained in the post in all subsequent cabinets formed by Hariri, except the last one, in which his son,... |
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| Nadim Gemayel Nadim Gemayel Nadim Bashir Gemayel , is a Lebanese MP and a senior member of the Kataeb party, founded by his grandfather Pierre Gemayel in 1936. He is the son of former Lebanese president-elect Bachir Gemayel... |
Kataeb Party Kataeb Party The Lebanese Phalanges , better known in English as the Phalange , is a traditional right-wing Lebanese political party. Although it is officially secular, it is mainly supported by Maronite Christians. The party played a major role in the Lebanese War... |
Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... I |
Maronite | Son of Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel was a Lebanese politician, militia commander, and president-elect... , nephew of Amine Gemayel Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel was President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988 and is the leader of Kataeb Party.Born in the Lebanese village of Bikfaya, Amine Gemayel is the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Kataeb Party... |
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| Michel Pharaon Michel Pharaon Michel Pharaon , a Lebanese politician, and a State Minister. He was the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Fouad Siniora government. He is a Member of the Lebanese Parliament.He was born in Beirut in 1949.... |
Independent within 14 March | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... I |
Greek Catholic | Son of Pierre Pharaon | |
| Serge Torsarkissian Serge Torsarkissian Serge Torsarkissian is a Lebanese member of parliament representing the Armenian Catholic seat in Beirut.... |
Hunchak | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... I |
Armenian Catholic | None | |
| Jean Ogassapian | Ramgavar | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... I |
Armenian Orthodox | None | |
| Sebouh Kalbakian | Hunchak | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... II |
Armenian Orthodox | None | |
| Arthur Nazarian Arthur Nazarian Arthur Nazarian is a Lebanse businessman and Member of Parliament of Armenian descent. He has held minister positions in two government agencies, Environment from 1998 to 2000 and Tourism. He was elected in the 2009 elections as a candidate of the Tashnag party, without any opponent in Beirut's... |
Tashnag | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... II |
Armenian Orthodox | None | |
| Hani Kobeissy Hani Kobeissy Hani Kobeissy is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament who was elected in 2009 to represent the Shiite seat in the Beirut II district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... II |
Shia | None | |
| Nohad el Machnouk | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... II |
Sunni | None | |
| Saad Hariri Saad Hariri Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005... |
Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Sunni | Son of Rafik Hariri Rafik Hariri Rafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri , was a business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004.He headed five cabinets during his tenure... , Nephew of Bahia Hariri Bahia Hariri Bahia Hariri is a Lebanese politician and sister of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.- Early life and education :She was born in Sidon, located in the Southern governorate in Lebanon.... |
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| Ammar Houry | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Sunni | None | |
| Mohammed Kabbani | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Sunni | None | |
| Tamam Salam | Independent within 14 March | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Sunni | Son of Saeb Salam Saeb Salam Saeb Salam was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister four times between 1952 and 1973.Salam was the son of Salim Salam, the scion of a prominent Sunni Muslim family who was a prominent politician both under Ottoman rule and then during the French Mandate... |
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| Imad el Hout | Islamic Group | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Sunni | None | |
| Ghazi Youssef | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Shia | None | |
| Ghazi Aridi | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Druz | None | |
| Atef Majdalani | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Bassem Chabb | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Protestant | None | |
| Nabil De Freije | Future Movement | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... III |
Christian Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... minorities |
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| Khaled Zahraman | Future Movement | Akkar | Sunni | None | |
| Khaled El Daher | Future Movement | Akkar | Sunni | None | |
| Mouiine el Merehbi | Future Movement | Akkar | Sunni | None | |
| Khodr Habib | Future Movement | Akkar | Alawite Alawite The Alawis, also known as Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris are a prominent mystical and syncretic religious group centred in Syria who are a branch of Shia Islam.-Etymology:... |
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| Riad Rahal | Future Movement | Akkar | Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Nidal Tohme | Future Movement | Akkar | Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Hadi Hobeiche | Future Movement | Akkar | Maronite | Son of Fawzi Hobeiche | |
| Hachem Alameddine | Future Movement | Minyeh Miniyeh-Danniyeh District The Miniyeh-Danniyeh District is a district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. As it names indicates, the district includes the Dinniyeh region. In December 1999-January 2000 the Lebanese army and Islamist militants were involved in heavy fighting in the area.... |
Sunni | Son of Mohammad Alameddine | |
| Ahmad Fatfat Ahmad Fatfat Ahmad Fatfat is a Lebanese politician from Danniyeh , North Lebanon. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. From February to November 2006 he was the interim Interior Minister and considered the Tea Minister by many Lebanese in the same cabinet... |
Future Movement | Dinniyeh Dinniyeh Dinniyeh is a region located in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The region lies east of Tripoli, extends north as far as Akkar District, south to Bsharri District and Zgharta District and as far east as Baalbek and Hermel... |
Sunni | None | |
| Kassem Abdulaziz | Safadi Bloc Tripoli Bloc The Tripoli Bloc is one of the political blocs present in the Lebanese Parliament. Nearly all members are deputies from Tripoli . At the last legislative elections, June 2005, the bloc was part of the March 14 Alliance and the Rafik Hariri Martyr List that won the elections.The members:* Mohamad... |
Dinniyeh Dinniyeh Dinniyeh is a region located in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The region lies east of Tripoli, extends north as far as Akkar District, south to Bsharri District and Zgharta District and as far east as Baalbek and Hermel... |
Sunni | None | |
| Mohammad Safadi | Safadi Bloc Tripoli Bloc The Tripoli Bloc is one of the political blocs present in the Lebanese Parliament. Nearly all members are deputies from Tripoli . At the last legislative elections, June 2005, the bloc was part of the March 14 Alliance and the Rafik Hariri Martyr List that won the elections.The members:* Mohamad... |
Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Sunni | None | |
| Najib Mikati Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician, billionaire and is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon since 13 June 2011. From April 2005 to July 2005 he was Prime Minister of Lebanon in a caretaker government... |
Tripolitan Solidarity Bloc Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician, billionaire and is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon since 13 June 2011. From April 2005 to July 2005 he was Prime Minister of Lebanon in a caretaker government... |
Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Sunni | None | |
| Ahmad Karami | Tripolitan Solidarity Bloc Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati is a Lebanese politician, billionaire and is the current Prime Minister of Lebanon since 13 June 2011. From April 2005 to July 2005 he was Prime Minister of Lebanon in a caretaker government... |
Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Sunni | Cousin of Omar Karami Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions... and Rachid Karami |
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| Samir el Jisr | Future Movement | Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Sunni | None | |
| Mohammad Kabbara | Independent within 14 March | Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Sunni | None | |
| Badr Wannous | Future Movement | Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Alawite Alawite The Alawis, also known as Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris are a prominent mystical and syncretic religious group centred in Syria who are a branch of Shia Islam.-Etymology:... |
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| Robert Fadel | Independent within 14 March | Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Greek Orthodox | Son of Maurice Fadel | |
| Samer Saadeh | Kataeb | Tripoli Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back... |
Maronite | Son of Georges Saadeh Georges Saadeh Georges Saadeh was a Lebanese politician. He was appointed as a minister in several governments and was the head of Kataeb party for twelve years.-Early life and education:... |
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| Sleiman Frangieh Suleiman Frangieh, Jr. Suleiman Tony Franjieh , born on November 18, 1965 in Zgharta, Lebanon is the current leader of the Marada Movement and a Member of Parliament for the Maronite Catholic seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in North Lebanon... |
Marada Movement | Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta, or Zghorta is a large town in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 70,000.Zgharta is about 150 metres above sea level and lies between the rivers of Jouit and Rashein... |
Maronite | Son of Tony Frangieh Tony Frangieh Antoine Frangieh was a Lebanese politician and militia leader during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War.- Education and early political career :... , grandson of Sleiman Frangieh |
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| Salim Karam Salim Bey Karam Salim Bey Karam is a minister of state in Lebanese government leading by Najib Mikati.He was staunchly opposed to the Syrian occupation of Lebanon in the 1990s; however, today with the withdrawal of Syrian Armies from Lebanon he supports equal bi-lateral relations with Syria with the strict... |
Marada Movement | Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta, or Zghorta is a large town in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 70,000.Zgharta is about 150 metres above sea level and lies between the rivers of Jouit and Rashein... |
Maronite | Son of Youssef Karam Youssef Karam Youssef Beyk Karam , was a Lebanese nationalist leader who led the nationalist effort against the Ottoman Empire occupation.-The Karam family:... |
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| Estephan Douaihy | Marada Movement | Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta, or Zghorta is a large town in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 70,000.Zgharta is about 150 metres above sea level and lies between the rivers of Jouit and Rashein... |
Maronite | Nephew of Semaan Douaihy | |
| Farid Makari Farid Makari Farid Nabil Makari is a Lebanese Politician .Engineering graduate of the University of Texas at Austin , he joined the company Saudi Oger and Oger International , where he was close to its founder: Rafiq Hariri .... |
Future Movement | Koura Koura Koura may refer to:* Koura District, or El-Koura, a district in North Lebanon* New Zealand freshwater crayfish known as koura, see Paranephrops... |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Nicolas Ghosn | Future Movement | Koura Koura Koura may refer to:* Koura District, or El-Koura, a district in North Lebanon* New Zealand freshwater crayfish known as koura, see Paranephrops... |
Greek Orthodox | Son of Fouad Ghosn | |
| Farid Habib Farid Habib Farid Habib is a Lebanese politician and a member of the Lebanese Forces party. He has been an MP in the Lebanese Parliament as a representative of Koura district since the 2005 legislative elections... |
Lebanese Forces Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front... |
Koura Koura Koura may refer to:* Koura District, or El-Koura, a district in North Lebanon* New Zealand freshwater crayfish known as koura, see Paranephrops... |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Strida Geagea | Lebanese Forces Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front... |
Bsharri Bsharri Bsharri , is a Lebanese town at about 1,450 m of altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. It is located at , in the Bsharri District of the North Governorate. Bsharri is the town of the only remaining Original Cedars of Lebanon... |
Maronite | Wife of Samir Geagea Samir Geagea Samir Farid Geagea , born October 25, 1952, is a Lebanese politician. He is also a senior figure in the March 14 Alliance, alongside Saad Hariri and Amine Gemayel.... , niece of Gebran Tawk |
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| Elie Keyrouz Elie Kayrouz Elie Keyrouz is a Lebanese Maronite politician and a member of the Lebanese Forces party. He has been an MP in the Lebanese Parliament as a representative of Bcharre district since the 2005 legislative elections.... |
Lebanese Forces Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front... |
Bsharri Bsharri Bsharri , is a Lebanese town at about 1,450 m of altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. It is located at , in the Bsharri District of the North Governorate. Bsharri is the town of the only remaining Original Cedars of Lebanon... |
Maronite | None | |
| Antoine Zahra | Lebanese Forces Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front... |
Batroun Batroun The coastal city of Batroun located in northern Lebanon is one of the oldest cities of the world. Batroun is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center.- Etymology :... |
Maronite | None | |
| Boutros Harb Boutros Harb Boutros Harb , is a Lebanese politician.A lawyer by profession, he first held political office when elected in 1972 as the Maronite deputy for Batroun, in the North Governorate of Lebanon, being appointed Public Transport Minister for Labour and Minister of the National Education and Art Schools... |
Independent within 14 March | Batroun Batroun The coastal city of Batroun located in northern Lebanon is one of the oldest cities of the world. Batroun is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center.- Etymology :... |
Maronite | None | |
| Walid Khoury | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jbeil | Maronite | Son of Najib Khoury, cousin of Nazem Khoury | |
| Simon Abi Ramia | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jbeil | Maronite | None | |
| Abbas Hachem | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jbeil | Shia | None | |
| Michel Aoun Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun is a former Lebanese Army Commander and he is one of the allies of Hezbollah. From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he has served as Prime Minister of the legal one of two rival governments that contended for power. He declared "The Liberation War" against the Syrian... |
Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Kesserwan Keserwan District Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut... |
Maronite | Father-in-law of Gebran Bassil Gebran Bassil Gebran Bassil is a Lebanese politician,he is also a member of the March 8 Alliance-backed Free Patriotic Movement. Owing to his immense qualifications he served as the Minister of Telecommunications in the Lebanese cabinet from May 2008 to June 2009, and then served as Minister of Energy in the... , uncle of Alain Aoun |
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| Neemtallah Abi Nasr Christian Democratic Union (Lebanon) The Christian Democratic Union of Lebanon is a right wing party currently headed by Lebanese MP Neemtallah Abi Nasr. and part of March 8 Alliance... |
Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Kesserwan Keserwan District Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut... |
Maronite | None | |
| Youssef Khalil | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Kesserwan Keserwan District Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut... |
Maronite | None | |
| Gilberte Zouein | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Kesserwan Keserwan District Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut... |
Maronite | Daughter of Maurice Zouein, Granddaughter of Georges Zouein | |
| Farid El Khazen | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Kesserwan Keserwan District Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut... |
Maronite | None | |
| Ibrahim Kanaan | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Metn | Maronite | None | |
| Nabil Nicolas | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Metn | Maronite | None | |
| Salim Salhab | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Metn | Maronite | None | |
| Samy Gemayel Samy Gemayel Sami Gemayel is a Lebanese politician and a senior member of the Phalange party. It was announced in February 2009 that he would be one of two Phalangists to run for a spot in Lebanon's parliament in the parliamentary elections that was to be held in June, representing the Matn District.Gemayel... |
Kataeb | Metn | Maronite | Son of Amine Gemayel Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel was President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988 and is the leader of Kataeb Party.Born in the Lebanese village of Bikfaya, Amine Gemayel is the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Kataeb Party... , nephew of Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel Bachir Gemayel was a Lebanese politician, militia commander, and president-elect... |
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| Ghassan Moukheiber | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Metn | Greek Orthodox | Nephew of Albert Moukheiber | |
| Michel Murr Michel Murr Michel Murr is a Lebanese politician and businessman. He first occupied the post of Minister of the Interior, as well as being Deputy Prime Minister in Rafik Hariri's first cabinet in 1992 and remained in the post in all subsequent cabinets formed by Hariri, except the last one, in which his son,... |
Independent | Metn | Greek Orthodox | Father of Elias el Murr, Grandfather of Nayla Tueni Nayla Tueni Nayla Tueni Maktabi is a Lebanese journalist and politician.She won the Greek Orthodox seat for Achrafieh in the 2009 Lebanese Elections for the March 14 block. She and Nadim Gemayel are currently the youngest members of Lebanese Parliament and she is one of the few elected female politicians in... |
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| Edgard Maalouf | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Metn | Greek Catholic | None | |
| Hagop Pakradounian Hagop Pakradounian Hagop Pakradounian is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent.Hagop Pakradounian was born in Beirut, in 1956. Pakradounian, who has a degree in political science, is the current Member of Parliament representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation In the Lebanese Parliament from the Metn Region... |
Tashnag | Metn | Armenian Orthodox | None | |
| Naji Gharios | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Maronite | None | |
| Hikmat Dib | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Maronite | None | |
| Alain Aoun | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Maronite | Nephew of Michel Aoun Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun is a former Lebanese Army Commander and he is one of the allies of Hezbollah. From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he has served as Prime Minister of the legal one of two rival governments that contended for power. He declared "The Liberation War" against the Syrian... |
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| Ali Ammar Ali Ammar Ali Ammar ,, also known as Ali La Pointe, was a guerrilla leader who fought for Algerian independence against the French. In the film, The Battle of Algiers, he was portrayed by Brahim Haggiag.... |
Hezbollah | Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Shia | Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar | |
| Bilal Farhat | Hezbollah | Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Shia | None | |
| Fady el Aawar | Lebanese Democratic Party Lebanese Democratic Party The Lebanese Democratic Party is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan in 2001... |
Baabda Baabda Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.... |
Druz | None | |
| Talal Arslan Talal Arslan -Political career:Arslan was elected to the Lebanese Parliament as a deputy of the Aley District in 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2009. From 1990 to 1992 he was the Lebanese Minister of Tourism, from 1996 to 1998 he was Minister of Emigrants and served as Minister of State twice from 2000 to 2003 and... |
Lebanese Democratic Party Lebanese Democratic Party The Lebanese Democratic Party is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan in 2001... |
Aley Aley Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:... |
Druz | Son of Majid Arslan | |
| Akram Chouhayeb | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Aley Aley Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:... |
Druz | None | |
| Henri Helou | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Aley Aley Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:... |
Maronite | Son of Pierre Helou | |
| Fouad Saad | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Aley Aley Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:... |
Maronite | grandson of Habib Pacha Es-Saad Habib Pacha Es-Saad Habib Pacha El-Saad was a Lebanese Maronite politician. Initially Prime Minister of Lebanon from August 10, 1928 to May 9, 1929 he was named President under the French Mandate on January 30, 1934 and served in this capacity to January 20, 1936.... |
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| Fady Habr | Kataeb | Aley Aley Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:... |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Walid Jumblatt Walid Jumblatt Walid Jumblatt is a Lebanese politician and the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party . He is the most prominent leader of Lebanon's Druze community.-Family:... |
Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Chouf | Druz | Son of Kamal Jumblatt Kamal Jumblatt Kamal Jumblatt ; was an important Lebanese politician. He was the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War until his assassination in 1977. He is the father of the present Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt.-Family background and education:Kamal Jumblatt was born in... |
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| Marwan Hmadeh | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Chouf | Druz | Brother-in-law of Ghassan Tueni Ghassan Tueni Ghassan Tueni is a former Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations and publisher of An-Nahar, the leading Lebanese newspaper.- Biography :... , Uncle of Gebran Tueni Gebran Tueni Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon.... |
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| Elie Aoun | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Chouf | Maronite | None | |
| Dory Chamoun Dory Chamoun Dory Chamoun is a Lebanese politician who leads the National Liberal Party, and is also a prominent member of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a coalition of politicians, academics, and businessmen who oppose the pro-Syrian March 8 Alliance and Syrian influence in Lebanon.Dory Chamoun is the elder... |
National Liberal Party National Liberal Party (Lebanon) The National Liberal Party is a center-right political party in Lebanon, established by President Camille Chamoun in 1958... |
Chouf | Maronite | Son of Camille Chamoun Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun was President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958, and one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War .... |
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| Georges Adwan Georges Adwan Georges Adwan is a lawyer and a Lebanese politician. He currently holds the position of vice-president of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces party. He has been an MP in the Lebanese Parliament as a representative of Chouf district since the 2005 legislative elections.Adwan was member... |
Lebanese Forces Lebanese Forces The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front... |
Chouf | Maronite | None | |
| Nehme Tohme | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Chouf | Greek Catholic | None | |
| Alaeddine Terro | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
Chouf | Sunni | None | |
| Mohammad Hajjar | Future Movement | Chouf | Sunni | None | |
| Bahia Hariri Bahia Hariri Bahia Hariri is a Lebanese politician and sister of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.- Early life and education :She was born in Sidon, located in the Southern governorate in Lebanon.... |
Future Movement | Saida Sidon Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah... |
Sunni | Sister of Rafik Hariri Rafik Hariri Rafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri , was a business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004.He headed five cabinets during his tenure... , aunt of Saad Hariri Saad Hariri Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005... |
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| Fouad Siniora Fouad Siniora Fuad Siniora is a Lebanese politician, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon, a position he held from 19 July 2005 to May 25, 2008 the date of the election of the new President of Lebanon; he was renominated to the post on 28 May 2008 and held the post as Acting President between those... |
Future Movement | Sayda Sayda Sayda is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 24 km south of Freiberg, and 28 km north of Chomutov.... |
Sunni | None | |
| Nabih Berri Nabih Berri Nabih Berri is the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon. He heads the mostly Shi'a Amal Movement.-Biography:He was born in Bo, Sierra Leone to Lebanese parents. He went to school in Tebnine and Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon and later studied at the Makassed and the Ecole de la Sagesse in Beirut... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Zahrani Sidon District -Cities and towns:*Ain El Delb*Ansariye*Maghdouché*Majdelyoun*Qinarit*Salhieh*Sidon - capital*Tabbaya*Zrarieh... |
Shia | None | |
| Ali Osseiran Ali Osseiran Ali Adel Osseiran is former Lebanese government minister and a current member of the Parliament of Lebanon. He represents the Zahrani district of South Lebanon... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Zahrani Sidon District -Cities and towns:*Ain El Delb*Ansariye*Maghdouché*Majdelyoun*Qinarit*Salhieh*Sidon - capital*Tabbaya*Zrarieh... |
Shia | Son of Adel Osseiran Adel Osseiran Adel Osseiran was a prominent Lebanese politician and statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the Lebanese Republic.... |
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| Michel Moussa Michel Moussa Michel Moussa is a Greek Catholic Lebanese member of parliament representing the Zahrani district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition. He has also served as an environment minister.-See also:... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Zahrani Sidon District -Cities and towns:*Ain El Delb*Ansariye*Maghdouché*Majdelyoun*Qinarit*Salhieh*Sidon - capital*Tabbaya*Zrarieh... |
Greek Catholic | None | |
| Ali Khreis Ali Khreis Ali Khreis is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Sour district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Sour Tyre District -Phoenician era:Tyre was a major port in Phoenician times. It grew wealthy from its far-reaching colonies and industries of purple-dyed textiles. This attracted the attention of conquerors among them the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great.... |
Shia | None | |
| Abdelmajid Saleh Abdelmajid Saleh Abdel Majid Saleh is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Tyre district. He is a member of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition. He was first elected in 2005 to replace recently deceased MP Ali Amine and was re-elected in 2009.-See also:* Lebanese... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Sour Tyre District -Phoenician era:Tyre was a major port in Phoenician times. It grew wealthy from its far-reaching colonies and industries of purple-dyed textiles. This attracted the attention of conquerors among them the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great.... |
Shia | None | |
| Mohammad Fneiche | Hezbollah | Sour Tyre District -Phoenician era:Tyre was a major port in Phoenician times. It grew wealthy from its far-reaching colonies and industries of purple-dyed textiles. This attracted the attention of conquerors among them the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great.... |
Shia | None | |
| Nawwaf Moussawi Nawwaf Moussawi Nawwaf el Moussawi is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Sour district. He is part of Hezbollah's bloc which is part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament* Hezbollah... |
Hezbollah | Sour Tyre District -Phoenician era:Tyre was a major port in Phoenician times. It grew wealthy from its far-reaching colonies and industries of purple-dyed textiles. This attracted the attention of conquerors among them the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great.... |
Shia | None | |
| Ziad Aswad | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jezzine Jezzine Jezzine is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 m , it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon... |
Maronite | None | |
| Michel Helou | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jezzine Jezzine Jezzine is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 m , it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon... |
Maronite | None | |
| Issam Sawaya | Free Patriotic Movement Free Patriotic Movement The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's... |
Jezzine Jezzine Jezzine is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 m , it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon... |
Greek Catholic | None | |
| Ali Ahmad Bazzi Ali Ahmad Bazzi Ali Ahmad Bazzi is a member of the Lebanese Parliament. He represents the Bint Jbeil district of South Lebanon.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* List of Lebanese Members of Parliament* Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon.The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932.-History:... |
Shia | None | |
| Ayoub Hmayed Ayoub Hmayed Ayoub Hmayed is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Bint Jbeil district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon.The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932.-History:... |
Shia | None | |
| Hassan Fadlallah Hassan Fadlallah Hassan Fadlallah is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Bint Jbeil district. He is part of Hezbollah March 8 alliance which is the opposition in parliament.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament... |
Hezbollah | Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil Bint Jbeil is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon.The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932.-History:... |
Shia | None | |
| Abdellatif Zein | Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Nabatieh | Shia | Son of Youssef Zein, Brother of AbdelMajid Zein and AbdelKarim Zein | |
| Yassine Jaber Yassine Jaber Yassine Jaber is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Nabatiyeh district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition. Yassine Jaber was a minister of Economy from 1996 to 1998 and also served as a minister of Public Work... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Nabatieh | Shia | None | |
| Mohammad Raad Mohammad Raad Mohammad Raad is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Nabatiyeh district. He presides Hezbollah's bloc which is part of the 8 March Alliance.... |
Hezbollah | Nabatieh | Shia | None | |
| Ali Hassan Khalil Ali Hassan Khalil Ali Hassan Khalil is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Marjeyoun/Hasbaya district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Hasbaya Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya is a town in Lebanon, situated about 36 miles to the west of Damascus, at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000.... /Marjeyoun |
Shia | None | |
| Ali Fayyad Ali Fayyad Ali Fayyad is a Shia member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the Marjeyoun/Hasbaya district. He was elected in June 2009, and is part of Hezbollah's bloc, currently in the opposition.-See also:* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament* Hezbollah... |
Hezbollah | Hasbaya Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya is a town in Lebanon, situated about 36 miles to the west of Damascus, at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000.... /Marjeyoun |
Shia | None | |
| Anwar Khalil Anwar Khalil Anwar el Khalil is a Druz Lebanese member of parliament representing the Marjeyoun/Hasbaya district. He is part of the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri which is part of the opposition.He has previously held the position of Minister of Information.-See also:... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Hasbaya Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya is a town in Lebanon, situated about 36 miles to the west of Damascus, at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000.... /Marjeyoun |
Druz | None | |
| Kassem Hachem | Baath Party Baath Party The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party was a political party mixing Arab nationalist and Arab socialist interests, opposed to Western imperialism, and calling for the renaissance or resurrection and unification of the Arab world into a single state. Ba'ath is also spelled Ba'th or Baath and means... |
Hasbaya Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya is a town in Lebanon, situated about 36 miles to the west of Damascus, at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000.... /Marjeyoun |
Sunni | None | |
| Assaad Hardan Assaad Hardan Assaad Hardan is a Lebanese politician and the leader of theSyrian Social Nationalist Party.He joined in 1968 the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and became leader of the Central Political Bureau, after a highly controversial role during the civil war... |
Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party The Syrian Social Nationalist Party , is a secular nationalist political party in Lebanon and Syria. It advocates the establishment of a Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, including present day Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Cyprus, Kuwait,... |
Hasbaya Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya is a town in Lebanon, situated about 36 miles to the west of Damascus, at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000.... /Marjeyoun |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Jamal Jarrah | Future Movement | West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Sunni | None | |
| Ziad el Kadiri | Future Movement | West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Sunni | Son of Nazem el Kadiri | |
| Amine Wehbeh | Democratic Left Movement Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon) The Democratic Left Movement is the first leftist political party in the Lebanese Parliament. It was founded in September 2004 by left-wing intellectuals and activists who previously split from the Lebanese Communist Party... |
West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Shia | None | |
| Wael Abou Faour Wael Abou Faour Wael Abou Faour is a Lebanese politician, representing the Druze Progressive Socialist Party in West Bekaa riding.-External links:* *... |
Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Druz | None | |
| Antoine Saad | Progressive Socialist Party Progressive Socialist Party The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt... |
West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Robert Ghanem | Independent within March 14 | West Beqaa Western Beqaa District Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.... /Rashaya Rashaya Rashaya , also known as Rashaya al-Wadi is a town in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It is located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus... |
Maronite | Son of Iskandar Ghanem | |
| Nicolas Fattouche | Zahle In our Hearts Bloc Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Greek Catholic | None | |
| Tony Abou Khater | Lebanese Forces and Zahle Block | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Greek Catholic | None | |
| Joseph Maalouf | Lebanese Forces and Zahle Block | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Greek Orthodox | None | |
| Shant Jinjinian | Lebanese Forces and Zahle Block | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Armenian Orthodox | None | |
| Elie Marouni | Kataeb and Zahle Block | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Maronite | None | |
| Assem Araji | Lebanon first and Zahle Block | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Sunni | None | |
| Oukab Sakr | Lebanon first and Zahle Bloc | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Shia | None | |
| Hussein Moussawi Hussein Moussawi Hussein el Moussawi is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district. He is a part of Lebanon's Loyalty to the Resistance bloc in parliament, which is a part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament... |
Hezbollah | Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Hussein el Hage Hassan Hussein el Hage Hassan Hussein Hajj Hassan is a Lebanese politician born in the Beqaa Valley in 1960.Holder of a doctoral degree in molecular biophysical chemistry from the University of Orléans, France in 1987, he is a member of the Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah. He ran on the latter's electoral list in Lebanon's 1996... |
Hezbollah | Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Nawwar el Sahili Nawwar el Sahili Nawar al-Sahili is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district. He is part of Hezbollah's bloc which is part of the opposition.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament* Members of the 2009-2013 Lebanese Parliament* Hezbollah... |
Hezbollah | Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Ali Mekdad Ali Mekdad Ali el Mekdad has been an elected Shia member of the Lebanese parliament, representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district since 2009. He is part of the opposition Hezbollah party parliamentary bloc.-See also:* Lebanese Parliament... |
Hezbollah | Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Ghazi Zaiter Ghazi Zaiter Ghazi Zaiter is a Shia Lebanese member of parliament representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district. He served as Defense Minister and des affaires sociales, and later served as Minister of Industry... |
Amal Movement Amal Movement Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa... |
Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Assem Qanso Assem Qanso Assem Qanso is a Lebanese politician. His religious affiliation is Shiite Islam. He is the leader of the Lebanese Baath Party.He joins the Lebanese Baath in 1953. During the Lebanese war, the Lebanese Baath was divided into two hostile groups: a pro-Iraqi group and a pro-Syrian group. Qanso is... |
Baath Party Baath Party The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party was a political party mixing Arab nationalist and Arab socialist interests, opposed to Western imperialism, and calling for the renaissance or resurrection and unification of the Arab world into a single state. Ba'ath is also spelled Ba'th or Baath and means... |
Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Shia | None | |
| Elwalid Succariyeh Elwalid Succariyeh Elwalid Succariyeh is a Sunni Lebanese member of parliament representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district. He is part of Hezbollah's bloc. He was elected a member of the Lebanese Parliament in 2009, replacing his brother Ismael Succariyeh-See also:... |
Hezbollah | Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Sunni | Brother of Ismail Succariyeh | |
| Kamel Rifaii | Islamic Action Front Islamic Action Front The Islamic Action Front is a political party in Jordan. It is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.... |
Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Sunni | None | |
| Marwan Fares Marwan Fares Marwan Fares is a Lebanese politician.Doctorate in French literature and professor at the Lebanese University, he is a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.... |
Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party The Syrian Social Nationalist Party , is a secular nationalist political party in Lebanon and Syria. It advocates the establishment of a Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, including present day Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Cyprus, Kuwait,... |
Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Greek Catholic | None | |
| Emile Rahme Emile Rahme Emile Rahme is a Maronite Lebanese member of parliament representing the Baalbeck/Hermil district. He is the leader of the Solidarity Party and is part of Sleiman Frangieh's Marada bloc also called Free and Unified Lebanon Bloc. He was elected for the first time in 2009.Emile Georges Rahme was born... |
Solidarity Party Solidarity Party The Solidarity Party was an American political party in the state of Illinois. It was named after Lech Wałęsa's Solidarity movement in Poland, which was widely-admired in Illinois at the time .The party was founded in 1986 by Senator Adlai Stevenson III in reaction to the Democratic Party's... |
Baalbeck/Hermil Hermil Hermil may refer to:* Harmil, an island in Eritrea's Dahlak Archipelago* Hermel in Lebanon* Hermel District in Lebanon* Jean Hermil, bishop of Viviers... |
Maronite | Nephew of Morched Habchi |