Country: | Lebanon |
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Glory Movement | |
Native Name: | Arabic: حركة مجد |
Leader: | Najib Mikati |
Founder: | Najib Mikati |
Foundation: | 2004 |
Headquarters: | Tripoli |
Ideology: | Secularism |
Position: | Centre |
Seats1 Title: | Parliament of Lebanon |
Seats2 Title: | Cabinet of Lebanon |
The Glory Movement (Arabic: حركة مجد|Ḥarakat Majd) is a Lebanese political party. Najib Mikati has been the party leader since 2004. Mikati was a former Lebanese Prime Minister for the period of April to July 2005.
Mikati was the incumbent Prime Minister from June 2011 till March 2013; he was previously designated for the role on 25 January after his nominated by the March 8 Alliance.On 22 March 2013, Mikati submitted his resignation from office, which Lebanese president Michel Suleiman accepted on 23 March 2013. Tammam Salam was designated in his place as a consensus Prime Minister.[1]