Office: | Minister of Information |
Primeminister: | Najib Mikati |
Successor: | Ramzi Joreig |
Term Start: | June 2011 |
Term End: | 15 February 2014 |
Party: | Independent |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
Alma Mater: | Saint Joseph University |
Nationality: | Lebanese |
Walid Daouk (Arabic: وليد الداعوق; born 1958) is a Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as information minister between June 2011 and February 2014.
Daouk was born into a Sunni family, the Daouk Family, in 1958.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in Lebanese law from Saint Joseph University.[1] He also obtained a master's degree in French law from the same university.[2]
Daouk is a board member of various companies.[1] He was appointed information minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati in July 2011.[3] Daouk was an independent member of the cabinet and was appointed to the post by Mikati.[4] In March 2013, Daouk drafted the Lebanese internet regulation act, which was regarded by the world association of newspapers and news publishers as a threat for online freedoms.[5] He was also the government commissioner at the Beirut stock exchange.[1]
Daouk's term as information minister ended on 15 February 2014, and Ramzi Joreig succeeded him in the post.[6]