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Samy Gemayel (Arabic: سامي الجميل, born 1980 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese politician.
Born into a prominent Maronite political family in Lebanon, Samy is the grandson of Kataeb-founder Pierre Gemayel, son of former President Amin Gemayel, and brother of assassinated Kataeb politician Pierre Amine Gemayel. Samy is the nephew of assassinated former President-elect Bachir Gemayel.
Samy Gemayel was the head of the student movement of the Kataeb party during the 1990s while a law student at Saint Joseph University. Samy Gemayel's policies were more radical than those of his father (([Amine Gemayel]]), and in 2006 he launched the Loubnanouna (Our Lebanon) Movement.
After the assassination of his brother Pierre Amine Gemayel in November 2006, Samy rejoined the Kataeb Party to head of the Youth and Student Council. He then became coordinator of the Central Party.
Samy Gemayel holds a B.A. in Law (2003) and an M.A. in International Public Law (2005) from Saint Joseph University in Beirut.
See also
[edit]- Gemayel family
External Links
[edit]- Lebanese Kataeb Party, official site (in Arabic and English)
- Loubnanouna Movement