Tarek Majzoub Explained

Tarek Majzoub
Alma Mater:Lebanese University
American University of Beirut
University of Rennes 1
Party:Independent
Birth Place:Sidon, Lebanon
Birth Date:21 January 1960
Successor:Abbas Halabi
Predecessor:Akram Chehayeb
Primeminister:Hassan Diab
Term End:10 September 2021
Term Start:21 January 2020
Office:Minister of Education and Higher Learning
Native Name Lang:ar
Native Name:طارق المجذوب
Signature:Tarek Majzoub Signature.png

Tarek Mohammed al-Majzoub (Arabic: طارق محمد المجذوب; born 21 January 1960) is a Lebanese judge and academic who served as Minister of Education from January 2020 to September 2021.[1]

Early years

Majzoub was born in Sidon, South Lebanon for a Sunni Muslim family. He finished his Secondary education in Beirut, then attended Lebanese University and got a degree in Law, and a Baccalaureus in engineering from the American University in Beirut. He later moved to France, where he finished his doctorate in Public Law, at University of Rennes 1.[2]

Career

He worked as a university professor and taught administrative law at the Faculty of Law at Al-Hikma University. He is an expert in international water affairs and has published articles in which he has studied water issues in the region, as well as other research and studies in several languages and fields. He is a consultant to a group of institutions, committees, and organizations, such as the League of the Arab States, the International Labor Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Organization. He served as a judge in the State Council.

Minister of Education

In 2020, Majzoub was endorsed by Prime Minister Hassan Diab to be appointed as the minister of education in his cabinet. On 10 August 2020, the entire cabinet resigned and served in a caretaker capacity until a new government was formed.[3]

On 5 July 2021, Tarek Majzoub canceled the Grade 9 (Brevet) official exams for the scholastic year 2020/2021 after canceling both Grade 9 (Brevet) and 12 (Terminale) exams the previous scholastic year 2019/2020.[4]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is in the new Lebanese government?. 2020-08-09. The National. 22 January 2020. en.
  2. Web site: 2020-06-04. الموقع الرسمي لوزارة التربية والتعليم العالي. 2020-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604164903/https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/about-the-ministry/minister. 2020-06-04.
  3. Web site: Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast. 2020-09-01. SWI swissinfo.ch. en.
  4. Web site: إلغاء امتحانات البريف. ar.