Samir Mouqbel Explained

Samir Mokbel
Native Name:سمير مقبل
Native Name Lang:Arabic
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
Term Start:13 June 2011
Term End:18 December 2016
President:Michel Suleiman
Tammam Salam
Michel Aoun
Primeminister:Najib Mikati
Tammam Salam
Predecessor:Elias Murr
Successor:Ghassan Hasbani
Office1:Minister of National Defence
Term Start1:15 February 2014
Term End1:18 December 2016
Primeminister1:Tammam Salam
Predecessor1:Fayez Ghosn
Successor1:Yaacoub Sarraf
Birth Date:1939 11, df=yes
Nationality:Lebanese
Party:Independent

Samir Mokbel (Arabic: سمير مقبل) (born 1939) is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Lebanon.

Early life and education

Mouqbel was born in 1939.[1] He graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in civil engineering.[2]

Career

Mouqbel is a Greek Orthodox Christian Independent, and was Lebanon's first state minister responsible for environment from 1992 to 1995 in the first cabinet of Rafic Hariri.[2] He was appointed deputy to the prime minister Najib Mikati on 13 June 2011.[3] [4] He was reappointed deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Tammam Salam in February 2013.[5] He was also appointed defense minister, replacing Fayez Ghosn in the post.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PROFILE: Deputy PM and National Defense Minister Samir Moqbel.
  2. News: Lineup of Mikati's 30. 14 June 2011. The Daily Star. 17 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Lebanon's New Cabinet. 13 June 2011. 17 May 2012.
  4. News: The New Lebanese Government. 23 March 2013. Lebanese Information Center. July 2011. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234829/http://licus.org/liclib/LICRD/LIC%20Cabinet%202011%20Report%20FD.pdf. dead.
  5. News: Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate. 18 February 2014. Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014.
  6. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Feb-15/247481-members-of-lebanons-new-government.ashx#axzz3BTRMPpdr Members of Lebanon's new government