Assaad Hardan

Assaad Hardan
Assaad Hardan
	Assaad Hardan in 2012
President of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party
	In office; July 2008 – August 2016
Preceded by	Ali Qanso
Succeeded by	Ali Qonso
Personal details
Born	31 July 1951 (age 73); Rachaya Al Foukhar, Lebanon
Political party	Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Spouse	Marlene Khnaisser
Children	5
Alma mater	Lebanese University
Profession	politician

Assaad Hardan (Arabic: أسعد حردان, born 31 July 1951 in Rachaya Al Foukhar) is a Lebanese politician and the leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon.^[1] He joined the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in 1968 and became leader of the Central Political Bureau in 2016.^[2]

Career

He was elected in 1992 a member of the Lebanese Parliament representing the Eastern Orthodox seat from the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya district on the Amal/Hizballah ticket and has been named repeatedly to the government: Minister of State without portfolio between 1990 and 1992 (government of Omar Karami and Rachid Solh), Minister of Labour between 1995 and 1998 and between 2003 and 2004, he was succeeded by Assem Qanso in 2004.

He eventually lost his seat after the 2022 Lebanese general election and was replaced by Elias Jrade, an ideologically communist member of a 13-member October 17 reformist bloc.^[3]

References

^ "Asaad Hardan assumes SSNP's reins". Daily Star. 2008-07-04.
^ "SSNP chief deposed, new election set". Daily Star. 2016-07-23.
^ Reuters (2022-05-15). "Hezbollah-backed list loses south Lebanon seat to opposition-candidate and Hezbollah officials say". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-21. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] "Asaad Hardan assumes SSNP's reins". Daily Star. 2008-07-04.

[2] "SSNP chief deposed, new election set". Daily Star. 2016-07-23.

[3] Reuters (2022-05-15). "Hezbollah-backed list loses south Lebanon seat to opposition-candidate and Hezbollah officials say". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-21. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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