Alice Shabtini Explained

Alice Shabtini
Office:Minister of Displaced Persons of Lebanon
Primeminister:Tammam Salam
Term Start:15 February 2014
Term End:18 December 2016
Birth Date:1946
Party:Independent
Spouse:Dr Albert Alaam

Alice Shabtini or Chabtini (born 1946) is a Lebanese lawyer and politician, who served as Minister for Displaced Persons in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tammam Salam.

Shabtini, a Maronite Christian, was born in 1946 and holds degrees in international labour law and in political science. She has served as a judge, a professor of labour law, and as president of Lebanon's Court of Cassation and of its Military Court of Cassation.[1] She was appointed to the Displaced Persons ministry by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in February 2014.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Displaced Minister Alice Shabtini . 15 February 2014 . Lebanese Republic Ministry of Information.
  2. Book: Lebanon . Keesing's Record of World Events . Keesing's Worldwide . February 2014 .