Gebran Bassil
Gebran Bassil (also Dschebran Bassil ; Arabic جبران باسيل, DMG Ǧabrān Bāsīl ; * June 21, 1970 in Batrun ) is a Lebanese politician of the Free Patriotic Movement .
Life
Bassil studied engineering at the American University of Beirut . He was Minister for Telecommunications in the government cabinet of Fouad Siniora . In 2008 he became Minister of Energy and Water Supply in Lebanon in the government cabinet of Najib Mikati . Bassil was Lebanon's Foreign Minister in the government cabinet of Saad Hariri from February 2014 as the successor to Adnan Mansour . Since September 2015 he has been party chairman of the Free Patriotic Movement. Bassil is married to the daughter, Chantale Michel Aoun, of the Lebanese President Michel Aoun and has three children.
Web links
- "Bassil calls UN, EU to revoke Syrian refugees statement" , Daily Star Lebanon , April 28, 2018.
- “Protests in Lebanon Are Entering Their Sixth Day. See How the Extraordinary Revolt Is Unfolding " , Time magazine , October 22 of 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Lebanese expats vote in parliamentary elections" , The Times of Israel , April 28 2018th
- ↑ “Lebanon feels abandoned” , Handelsblatt , May 15, 2015.
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SURNAME | Bassil, Gebran |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bassil, Djebran |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese politician (FPB) |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Batrun , Lebanon |