Okab Sakr
Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker | |
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| Born | Okab Sakr October 02, 1975 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and Politician |
| Title | CEO nowlebanon.com |
| Political party | 14 March |
Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker (born 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician, lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Okab won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on June 7, 2009, and one of few Muslim Shiites that supports the 14 March movement.
Childhood
Okab was born in Chyah - Beirut, Lebanon.
Education
From The DEA Beirut he holds a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy and Sociology, then Received a Masters degree in Social Psychology and higher education degrees also from (DEA) in Political Sociology and Philosophy [citation needed].. [1]
Career
- He worked as a teacher for two years at USJ’s Islamic and Christian Studies Institute, contributed to the establishment and management of the Permanent Dialogue Center,
- Worked as assistant managing editor for Al-Balad newspaper.
- Manager of the New Opinion Center
- General Coordinator of the Arab Forum for Dialogue and Citizenship
Political affiliation
14 March Movement. Okab joined the "Lebanon First" parliamentary bloc [2]
Religion
Family Origin
Bekaa Valley (Zahle) Lebanon
Awards
References
- ^ {{news article|name=Ali, Maysam|date=(2009-07-16)|"Talking To MP Okab Sakr"| NOW Lebanon. Retrieved on 2009-07-31
- ^ http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=104192&MID=14&PID=2