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Abboud began his career as the chairman of General Packaging Industries in 1982.<ref name=resume/> He was twice appointed the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.<ref name=aef/> He was also a member of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and the [[International Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=aef/> |
Abboud began his career as the chairman of General Packaging Industries in 1982.<ref name=resume/> He was twice appointed the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.<ref name=aef/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Atsuko Ichijo|author2=Ronald Ranta|title=Food, National Identity and Nationalism: From Everyday to Global Politics| publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2016|isbn=978-1-137-48313-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWDeCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122|location=Basingstoke; New York|page=122}}</ref> He was also a member of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and the [[International Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=aef/> |
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He was appointed minister of tourism in the [[Saad Hariri]]'s [[Lebanese government of November 2009|cabinet]] in November 2009.<ref name=resume/><ref>{{cite web|title=In Recognition of H.E. Minister Fady Abboud |
He was appointed minister of tourism in the [[Saad Hariri]]'s [[Lebanese government of November 2009|cabinet]] in November 2009.<ref name=resume/><ref>{{cite web|title=In Recognition of H.E. Minister Fady Abboud |
Revision as of 16:06, 3 July 2022
Fadi Abboud | |
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Minister of Tourism | |
In office 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Michel Pharoun |
Minister of Tourism | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Personal details | |
Born | Sakiyat Al Misk | 21 March 1955
Nationality | Lebanese |
Children | Two |
Alma mater | University of Westminster |
Website | Official website |
Fadi Abboud (Arabic: فادي عبود; born 21 March 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman.
Early life and education
Abboud was born into a Maronite Christian family in Sakiyat Al Misk on 21 March 1955.[1][2][3] He graduated from the International School of Choueifat and later studied economics at the University of Westminster in London.[3][4]
Career
Abboud began his career as the chairman of General Packaging Industries in 1982.[1] He was twice appointed the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.[5][6] He was also a member of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and the International Chamber of Commerce.[5]
He was appointed minister of tourism in the Saad Hariri's cabinet in November 2009.[1][7] He was reappointed to the same post in the Najib Mikati's cabinet in June 2011.[8] Abboud's term ended on 15 February 2014, and Michel Pharoun was appointed tourism minister.[9]
Alliances
Abboud is close to the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party and the Free Patriotic Movement.[3]
Personal life
Abboud married Sara Lilianna Saban in 1986.[1] They have two children.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Resume". Official website of F. Abboud. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Biography". Katagogi. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "New Lebanese Cabinet Announced". Wikileaks. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Fady Abboud". Beirut. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Speakers". Astana Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ Atsuko Ichijo; Ronald Ranta (2016). Food, National Identity and Nationalism: From Everyday to Global Politics. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-137-48313-3.
- ^ "In Recognition of H.E. Minister Fady Abboud". Capitol Words. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "The Cabinet". Embassy of Lebanon Washington DC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.