Abdul Rahim Mrad (Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد) is a Lebanese politician.[1] He was born in 1942.[1] A former minister, he is the founder of the Lebanese International University (in 2001).[1][2] He is the leader of the Union Party.[3]
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Born to a Sunni family, he studied Business Administration and Law.[4] Mourad lived in São Paulo, Brazil[5] for five years
Mourad was inducted to parliament in 1990, replacing Nazem Qadri.[4] He was elected to parliament in the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2018, 2022 elections.[1] He served in a number of ministerial positions: Minister for Professional Education and Technical Training in 1994, Education and Higher Learning in 2000, Minister of State in 2003 and Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2005.[6][1] He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for a Sunni seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the 2009 Lebanese general election, obtaining 29,095 votes (45.1%).[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e عبد الرحيم مراد. Annahar
- ^ History of Lebanese International University
- ^ Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
- ^ a b The Beirut Review: A Journal on Lebanon and the Middle East. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. 1991. p. 124.
- ^ Veja. Editora Abril. 2005. p. 114.
- ^ "الوزراء المتعاقبون على وزارة الدفاع الوطني" [Successive ministers of the Ministry of National Defense]. pcm.gov.lb (in Arabic). Government of Lebanon. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Adam Carr. REPUBLIC OF LEBANON - LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 7 JUNE 2009
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