Abdul Rahim Mrad ( Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد) is a Lebanese Sunni politician. [1] He was born in 1942. [1] A former minister, he is the founder of the Lebanese International University (in 2001). [1] [2] He is the leader of the Union Party. [3]
He studied Business Administration and Law. [4] Mourad lived in São Paulo, Brazil [5] for five years
Mourad was inducted to parliament in 1990, replacing Nazem Qadri. [4] He was elected to parliament in the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2018, 2022 elections. [1] He served in a number of ministerial positions: Minister for Professional Education and Technical Training in 1994, Education and Higher Learning in 2000, Minister of State in 2003 and Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2005. [6] [1] He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for a Sunni seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the 2009 Lebanese general election, obtaining 29,095 votes (45.1%). [7]
Abdul Rahim Mrad ( Arabic: عبد الرحيم مراد) is a Lebanese Sunni politician. [1] He was born in 1942. [1] A former minister, he is the founder of the Lebanese International University (in 2001). [1] [2] He is the leader of the Union Party. [3]
He studied Business Administration and Law. [4] Mourad lived in São Paulo, Brazil [5] for five years
Mourad was inducted to parliament in 1990, replacing Nazem Qadri. [4] He was elected to parliament in the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2018, 2022 elections. [1] He served in a number of ministerial positions: Minister for Professional Education and Technical Training in 1994, Education and Higher Learning in 2000, Minister of State in 2003 and Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2005. [6] [1] He stood as the March 8 Alliance candidate for a Sunni seat in West Bekaa-Rachaya in the 2009 Lebanese general election, obtaining 29,095 votes (45.1%). [7]