Issam Fares

Issam M. Fares (* 1937 in Bayno , Akkar ) is a Lebanese politician and entrepreneur .

Life

Fares comes from a Christian Orthodox family. He attended Tripoli College . As an entrepreneur, he was active in the Middle East, particularly in the Persian Gulf, for several decades. Fares became a member of the National Assembly of Lebanon. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon in the government of Rafiq al-Hariri from 2000 to 2005 . He established the internationally recognized Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut and the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University .

Prizes and awards

1993: Cedar Order , Grand Officier des National Order from the Lebanese President
1997: Honorary doctorate from the Moscow Diplomatic Academy
2000: Honorary Doctorate from Tufts University
2004: Commander-in-Chief with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Web links

Homepage of Issam M. Fares

Individual evidence

↑ "About IFI" , access date: July 4, 2018.
^ "About The Fares Center" , accessed July 4, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Fares, Issam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fares, Issam M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lebanese politician and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bayno , Akkar

[1] "About IFI" , access date: July 4, 2018.

[2] "About The Fares Center" , accessed July 4, 2018.