Farès Boueiz

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Farès Boueiz
Selim Hoss
Minister of Environment
In office
2003 – 7 September 2004
Prime MinisterRafic Hariri
Succeeded byMichel Musa (acting)
Personal details
Born (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 69)
Saint Joseph University
  • Jean Moulin University

    • Farès Boueiz (Arabic: فارس بويز, born 15 January 1955) is a Lebanese jurist who served as a foreign minister for two terms as well as an environment minister.

    Early life and education

    On 15 January 1955, Boueiz was born into a

    Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, and in 1978 he specialized in corporate and international law at Jean Moulin University in Lyon, France.[2]

    Career

    Boueiz is a lawyer by profession.[3] In 1989 and 1990, he was appointed as the personal representative of Elias Hrawi, President of Lebanon, to France, Syria and the Vatican.

    From 1990 to 1992, he served as foreign minister from when he left office for a few months following the

    Farouk Qaddumi, head of the group's political department, in mid-May 1991 after a long period.[6]

    Boueiz continued to serve as foreign minister from 1992 to 1998 in the

    Salim Hoss
    succeeded Boueiz as foreign minister.

    In 2003, Boueiz was appointed environment minister to the cabinet led by Rafic Hariri, replacing Michel Musa in the post.[8][9] Boueiz was an independent member of the cabinet.[10] On 7 September 2004, he resigned from office protesting the constitutional amendment to extend the term of Émile Lahoud as president.[11] Three more ministers also resigned on the same day, namely Marwan Hamadeh, Ghazi Aridi and Abdullah Farhat.[1] These four ministers were also among the members of the parliament who voted against the extension of Lahoud's term.[12]

    The state minister Michel Musa replaced Boueiz as acting environment minister.[13] Boueiz was among the potential candidates for the presidency after Émile Lahoud's first term in 2004.[14]

    Boueiz served as a member of the

    Kesrouan until 2005.[5] He was again one of the contenders for the presidency of Lebanon after Lahoud in 2007.[15]

    In the

    March 14 alliance.[16]

    Views

    During his second term as foreign minister, Boueiz overtly cooperated with the Syrian authorities.

    Jewish people was based on political reasons stating "they have behaved arrogantly like the chosen people of God."[20]

    Personal life

    Boueiz married Zalfa Hrawi in 1985[21] and is the son-in-law of Elias Hrawi.[22]

    References

    1. ^ a b "Four Lebanese ministers step down". BBC. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    2. ^ "رئاسيات 2014 - فارس بويز 'غير المطواع' الجامع بين المبدئية والواقعية استقال مرتين / صداقات إقليمية ودولية لم تخلُ من فتور ومواقف أتعبته في الإنتخابات". An Nahar (in Arabic). December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
    3. ^ Hassan M. Fattah (6 September 2005). "Lebanon's President Facing Pressure to Resign" (PDF). The New York Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    4. ^ Ihsan A. Hijazi (26 August 1992). "2 More Lebanese Ministers Quit to Protest Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
    5. ^ a b Joseph A. Kechichian (23 September 2007). "The wait for a leader". Ya Libnan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
    6. ISBN 978-1-903900-46-8
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    7. ^
      ISBN 978-1-84511-202-8
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    8. ^
      ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4
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    9. ^ "Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). Ministry of Energy & Water & Electricitè du Liban. April 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    10. ^ "Lebanese Political Feud Jolts Cabinet". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. AP. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    11. ^ Chibli Mallat. Lebanon's Cedar Revolution An essay on non-violence and justice (PDF). Mallat. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2012.
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    13. ^ Nada Raad; Nafez Kawas (7 September 2004). "4 ministers quit Lebanese Cabinet over amendment". The Daily Star. Bairut. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    14. ^ "Bouez Rules out Lahoud". Naharnet. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    15. ^ David Schenker (1 November 2007). "Presidential Elections in Lebanon: Consensus or Conflagration?" (Policy Paper). The Washington Institute. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
    16. ^ Robert G. Rabil (6 June 2009). "Lebanon at the crossroads". Lebanonwire. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
    17. ^ Mordechai Nisan (1999). "Christian Decline and Models of Lebanon" (PDF). ACPR. 83.
    18. ^ Robert G. Rabil (1 September 2001). "The Maronites and Syrian withdrawal: from "isolationists" to "traitors"?". Middle East Policy. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
    19. ^ Kenneth Reich (5 October 1993). "No Peace in Lebanon Until Refugees Are Resettled, Foreign Minister Says". Los Angeles Times. Anaheim. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
    20. ^ "ADL urges Lebanese President to publicly condemn anti-semitic comments made by Lebanese foreign minister". Anti-Defamation League. New York. 22 April 1998. Archived from the original (Press Release) on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
    21. ^ "Family man". Elias Hrawi website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
    22. ^ "Gebran, "son-in-law of the world"". Now Lebanon. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

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