Ghassan Hasbani

Ghassan Hasbani
Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon
Assumed office
18 December 2016
President Michel Aoun
Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Preceded by Samir Mouqbel
Lebanese Minister of Public Health
Assumed office
18 December 2016
Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Preceded by Wael Abou Faour
Personal details
Nationality Lebanese , British
Political party Lebanese Forces
Cabinet Lebanese government of December 2016
Website

Ghassan Hasbani is a Lebanese businessman and politician (also a UK national). He has been Lebanon's Minister of Public Health and (simultaneously) Deputy Prime Minister since December 2016.

Early life and education

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, he immigrated to the United Kingdom as a teenager[1] where he completed his university education and earned a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering with first class honours from the University of Westminster and an MBA, Marketing Management from the University of Hull.

Career

Hasbani worked with organisations in the telecommunication and technology industries, including Nortel Networks and Cable & Wireless and has operated within the Middle East Region since 1999. In addition to the Middle East, his global experience includes markets such as Europe, South East Asia, Latin America and Africa.

CEO of STC International (2010–2012)

He joined STC from the global management consulting firm Booz & Company, where he led the firm's Middle East Communications and Technology practice and had been with the firm for 10 years.

Board memberships

He is the chairman of the board of Commissioners of Axis in Indonesia, and a board member in MCB and Maxis Berhard in Malaysia, Turk Telecom, VIVA Bahrain and Kuwait. He is also a member of the investment committee of STC ventures.

Professional memberships

He is a chartered engineer, a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the UK, and a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership program.

Awards

Outstanding CEO Award (2012) –[2]

References

  1. ↑ [Al Iktissad Wal Aamal. Lebanon issue , March 2011]
  2. ↑ TMT Finance
  • Business Week
  • CNBC Magazine
  • CNN
  • Amazon, UK
  • ITP
  • Telecom Review
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