Marwan Abou Fadel Explained

Marwan Abou Fadel
مروان أبو فاضل
Office1:Member of the Lebanese Parliament
Term Start1:1992
Term End1:1999
Primeminister1:Rafic Hariri
Constituency1:Aley
Office2:Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese Democratic Party
Term Start2:2001
President2:Talal Arslan
Birth Date:23 December 1958
Birth Place:Ain Aanoub, Lebanon
Nationality:Lebanese
Father:Mounir Abou Fadel
Occupation:Lawyer, politician

Marwan Abou Fadel (Arabic: مروان أبو فاضل) is a Lebanese politician and a former Member of Parliament for the Greek Orthodox seat of Aley, in Mount Lebanon.

Early life and education

Abou Fadel was born in Ain Aanoub, Lebanon in 1958 to a Lebanese Greek Orthodox family. He is the son of the late Mounir Abou Fadel.

He holds a degree in law from the University of Paris, Assas and master's degree in political science, also from France.[1]

Political career

Abou Fadel entered political life in 1983 when he became the director of his father's office. He is a former MP of Mount Lebanon, co-founder and vice-chairman of the Lebanese Democratic Party.[2]

He was elected in 1992 as a deputy for the Aley district.

Since 2014, he is the secretary general of the Lebanese Orthodox Gathering (اللقاء الأرثوذكسي).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Beirut Review: A Journal on Lebanon and the Middle East . Markaz al-Lubnānī lil-Dirāsāt . 154 . 1982 . Lebanese Center for Policy Studies .
  2. http://ldparty.org/leb/?p=490 Lebanese Democratic Party website
  3. https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/850197/marwan-abou-fadel-nouveau-secretaire-general-de-la-rencontre-orthodoxe.html Article in L'orient Le Jour