Abdul Rahim Mrad Explained

Abdul Rahim Mrad (Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد) is a Lebanese Sunni politician.[1] He was born in 1942.[1] A former minister, he is the founder of the Lebanese International University (in 2001).[1] [2] He is the leader of the Union Party.[3]

He studied Business Administration and Law. Mourad lived in São Paulo, Brazil[4] for five years

Mourad was inducted to parliament in 1990, replacing Nazem Qadri.[5] He was elected to parliament in the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2018, 2022 elections.[1] He served in a number of ministerial positions: Minister for Professional Education and Technical Training in 1994, Education and Higher Learning in 2000, Minister of State in 2003 and Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2005.[6] [1] He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for a Sunni seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the 2009 Lebanese general election, obtaining 29,095 votes (45.1%).[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/30/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF عبد الرحيم مراد
  2. http://www.liu.edu.lb/about/history.php History of Lebanese International University
  3. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
  4. Book: Veja. 2005. Editora Abril. 114.
  5. Book: The Beirut Review: A Journal on Lebanon and the Middle East. 1991. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. 124.
  6. Web site: الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الدفاع الوطني . Successive ministers of the Ministry of National Defense . pcm.gov.lb . Government of Lebanon . 14 August 2020 . Ar.
  7. Adam Carr. REPUBLIC OF LEBANON - LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 7 JUNE 2009