Ziad Abs
Ziad Abs (زياد عبس) | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ziad Raymond Abs August 2, 1972 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | FPM until he was expelled in 2016 |
| Spouse |
Aline Germani Abs (m. 2001) |
| Children | Jad Reem |
| Alma mater | CTI[1] AUB[2] |
| Occupation | Engineer and Political Activist |
| Website | Ziad Abs |
Ziad Raymond Abs (زياد ريمون عبس) (born August 2, 1972 in Beirut) is an activist in the Lebanese political party Free Patriotic Movement (Lebanon) and public affairs.[3] Joining the march of former Lebanese Army Commander (1984-1988) and Prime Minister (1988-1990) General Michel Aoun (GMA).[4] Between 1990 and 2005, he managed several responsibilities in the Free Patriotic Movement.[5][6] After GMA’s return on May 7, 2005, Abs contributed to the signature of the memorandum of understanding with Hezbollah on February 6, 2006.[7] He was expelled from the FPM, along threeother members in 2016 Acting in Beirut 1 District (Achrafieh, Rmeil, Saifi),[8] he has been a candidate to the Parliamentary Greek Orthodox seat.[9] The FPM's juristic council expelled him alongside Naim Aoun and Antoine Nasrallah from the FPM on Friday 29 July 2016, charged with raising the FPM's crises in the media and for rebelling against movement decisions.[10] He is also the founder of LOGOS association[11] and head of Achrafieh Youth Club (AYC).[12]
Biography
Background and career
Abs is an electrical engineer and CEO[13] of Moonlight Architectural Solutions (MAS Group) in Doha and Beirut since 1998. He is also the CEO of Petroserv SAL[14][15] in Beirut since 2012.
References
- ^ "Christian Teaching Institute CTI". cti-school.com.
- ^ "American University of Beirut AUB". aub.edu.lb.
- ^ "Ziad Abs: "I have been arrested 30 times in the last ten years"". World Security Network.
- ^ "La galaxie Aoun : les proches, les partenaires, les opposants". L'Orient Le Jour.
- ^ "Ten years on, Lebanon's 'Cedar Revolution'". RT.
- ^ "FPM: Let's Avert Disaster in Lebanon Through False Witnesses". Qifa Nabki.
- ^ "Memorandum of understanding by Hezbollah and Free patriotic movement". Voltaire Net.
- ^ "La galaxie Aoun : les proches, les partenaires, les opposants". L'Orient Le Jour.
- ^ "Ziad Abs, from 1989 till 2011, an activist that is still struggling". Ziad Abs.
- ^ "Three Prominent Members Expelled from Free Patriotic Movement".
- ^ "Huitième commémoration de l'assassinat de François el-Hage". L'Orient Le Jour.
- ^ "AYC Launching". NNA.
- ^ "MAS Group - Our Staff". masgroup.me.
- ^ "Gaz : deux sociétés libanaises remportent un contrat à Chypre". Le Commerce Du Levant.
- ^ "Il faut relancer l'attribution des blocs d'exploitation de gaz". L'Orient Le Jour.