Robert Ghanem | |
Birth Date: | 8 May 1942 |
Birth Place: | Lebanon |
Nationality: | Lebanese |
Birth Name: | Robert Iskandar Ghanem |
Robert Ghanem (Arabic: روبير غانم; 8 May 1942 – 10 February 2019) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician.
Ghanem hailed from a Maronite family. He was the son of Lebanese army general Iskandar Ghanem.
Robert Ghanem was a longtime deputy of the National Assembly of Lebanon and was the minister of education in the second government of Rafic Hariri.[1] Robert Ghanem was a candidate for President of Lebanon and participated in the 2014 Lebanese presidential election.[2]
Robert Ghanem was a member of the March 14 alliance.[3] But nevertheless, Ghanem is viewed as a moderate politician with relations across the political spectrum.
Ghanem was married to the journalist Viviane Haddad since 23 January 1975 and father of two children.[4] Ghanem died on 11 February 2019 after a brief illness.[5]