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Marwan Abou Fadel

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Marwan Abou Fadel
مروان أبو فاضل
Member of the Lebanese Parliament
In office
1992–1999
Prime MinisterRafic Hariri
ConstituencyAley
Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese Democratic Party
Assumed office
2001
PresidentTalal Arslan
Personal details
Born(1958-12-23)December 23, 1958
Ain Aanoub, Lebanon
Parent
OccupationLawyer, 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

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Markaz al-Lubnānī lil-Dirāsāt (1982). The Beirut Review: A Journal on Lebanon and the Middle East. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. p. 154.
  2. ^ Lebanese Democratic Party website
  3. ^ Article in L'orient Le Jour