Boutros Harb
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Boutros Harb بطرس حرب | |
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Member of the parliament of Lebanon | |
In office 16 April 1972 – 22 May 2018 | |
Constituency | Batroun |
Minister of Telecommunications | |
In office 15 February 2014 – 18 December 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Tammam Salam |
Preceded by | Nicolas Sehnaoui |
Succeeded by | Jamal Jarrah |
Personal details | |
Born | Tannourine, Lebanon | 3 August 1944
Political party | Independent |
Boutros Harb (
Early life and education
Harb was born into a
Career
A lawyer by profession, Harb first held political office when elected in 1972 as the
Harb was credited[
He was a member of the opposition during the governments of
After a short period of support for the government of Salim Hoss in 1998, he rejoined the opposition. In 2000, he broke his alliance with
In 2001, as one of the founding members of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering,[7] he strongly expressed his opposition to the policies of the Hariri government and to Syrian hegemony. In 2004, Harb participated, with Nayla Moawad, Omar Karami, Salim Hoss, Hussein Husseini and Albert Mansour, in the creation of a National Face for Reform. In 2004, he declared himself a nominee for the Presidency of Lebanon, however due to a Syrian-engineered constitutional amendment extending the term of President Émile Lahoud, he was unable to run. He then broke his alliance with Omar Karami who he considered to be too pro-Syrian.
In 2005, after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Harb joined the massive protests and demonstrations against the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and demanded that Syrian troops withdraw immediately. Like many other, he accused the Syrian government of ordering the death of Rafiq Hariri. As a member of the
Harb is the lawyer of the Tueni family, and filed a lawsuit against two Syrian officers due to their alleged roles in Gebran Tueni's assassination in December 2005.[8]
Boutrs Harb is the elected head of the board of directors of the American University of Science and Technology.
Hezbollah controversies
In 2007, Harb called for the integration of Hezbollah's military arm into the Lebanese Army.[9]
Leaked diplomatic cables indicated that he had told the U.S.' diplomats in Lebanon during the 2006 Lebanon War that an Israeli operation to control Hezbollah's strongholds of Maroun al-Ras and Bint Jbeil could enable a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and that Syria will not be a part of the solution to the crisis. He also said that Hassan Nasrallah cannot be allowed to appear as a hero to the region, despite his rising popularity as a result of a wave of sympathy.[10]
Assassination attempt
Following an attempt to assassinate fellow
See also
- Qornet Chehwan Gathering
- Cedar Revolution
References
- ^ "About MPT". Republic of Lebanon Ministry of Telecommunications. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Lebanon MP escapes assassination bid: official". AFP. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Lebanon leading presidential candidates". Lebanon Wire. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Social Protection and Retirement". NNA. Retrieved 24 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Farid Emile Chedid. "Prominent presidential candidates". Lebanonwire. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Opposition Candidates Win Elections". APS Diplomat Recorder. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF). Middle East Mirror. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Tueni family sues Syrian officers implicated in MP's murder". The Daily Star. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Harb: Armed faction of Hezbollah has no future in Lebanon". Ya Libnan. 6 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "MP Boutros Harb: Nasrallah cannot become region's Rambo". Al Akhbar. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.