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He was born in 1940 to a [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]] family.<ref name=z/> He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the [[Lebanese University]].<ref name=z>[https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/384/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8 زاهر الخطيب]. ”Annahar”</ref> As of 2018, he served as General Secretary of the [[Toilers League]].<ref name=r>”Rodong”. ”[http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2018-03-21-0002 Kim Il Sung’s Birth Anniversary to Be Marked in Lebanon]”</ref> |
He was born in 1940 to a [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]] family.<ref name=z/> He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the [[Lebanese University]].<ref name=z>[https://www.annahar.com/elections/candidate/384/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A8 زاهر الخطيب]. ”Annahar”</ref> As of 2018, he served as General Secretary of the [[Toilers League]].<ref name=r>”Rodong”. ”[http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2018-03-21-0002 Kim Il Sung’s Birth Anniversary to Be Marked in Lebanon]”</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:58, 18 November 2025
Zaher el-Khatib (Arabic: زاهر الخطيب) is a Lebanese politician.
Early life and education
He was born in 1940 to a Sunni family.[1] He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Lebanese University.[1] As of 2018, he served as General Secretary of the Toilers League.[2]
Political career
El-Khatib was elected to parliament in the 1971 Chouf parliamentary by-election, after the death of his father Anwar el-Khatib (the incumbent Sunni parliamentarian from Chouf).[3][4][5] He was reelected to parliament in the 1971, 1992, 1996 and 2000 elections.[1] He was one of two Lebanese parliamentarians to vote against the 1983 May 17 Agreement.[6]
He served as Minister of State for Administrative Reform between December 24, 1990 and May 16, 1992, in the cabinet of Omar Karami.[7][8]
As of 2018 el-Khatib served as chairman of the Lebanese Committee for Support to the Reunification of Korea.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c زاهر الخطيب. Annahar
- ^ a b Rodong. Kim Il Sung’s Birth Anniversary to Be Marked in Lebanon
- ^ Orient, Vol. 11–14. Deutsches Orient-Institut, 1970[?]. p. 23
- ^ ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited, 1971. p. 33
- ^ Middle East Record, Vol. 5. Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah, Ḥevrah ha-Mizraḥit ha-Yiśreʼelit, Merkaz le-meḥḳar ʻal shem Reʼuven Shiloaḥ. Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, 1977. p. 949
- ^ Elie A. Salem (15 January 1995). Violence and Diplomacy in Lebanon. I.B.Tauris. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-85043-835-9.
- ^ Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform. Previous Ministers Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Country Report: Lebanon, Cyprus. The Unit. 1990. p. 58.
