Abdul Rahim Mrad

Abdul Rahim Mrad (Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد‎) is a Lebanese Sunni 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]

He studied Business Administration and Law.[4] Mrad lived five years in São Paulo, Brazil.[5]

Mrad was inducted to parliament in 1990, replacing Nazem Qadri.[4] He was elected to parliament in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 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 in 2004.[1] He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for a Sunni seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the Lebanese general election, 2009, obtaining 29,095 votes (45.1%).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 عبد الرحيم مراد. Annahar
  2. ↑ History of Lebanese International University
  3. ↑ Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
  4. 1 2 The Beirut Review: A Journal on Lebanon and the Middle East. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies. 1991. p. 124.
  5. ↑ Veja. Editora Abril. 2005. p. 114.
  6. ↑ Adam Carr. REPUBLIC OF LEBANON - LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 7 JUNE 2009
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