Bassem Sabeh | |
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Minister of Information | |
In office November 1996 – December 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Rafic Hariri |
Personal details | |
Born | Bassem Ahmed Sabeh 1 January 1951 Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon |
Alma mater | Lebanese University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Bassem Sabeh (born 1 January 1951) is a Lebanese journalist and politician. He served at the Parliament of Lebanon and was the editor-in-chief of As Safir daily between 1980 and 1990.
Sabeh was born in Bourj el-Barajneh on 1 January 1951. [1] He hailed from a Shia family. [2] He received a degree in journalism from the Lebanese University in Beirut in 1972. [1]
Following his graduation Sabeh worked for different newspapers and became a member of the Press Syndicate in 1979. [1] He was its secretary from 1979 to 1996. [3] He was named as the editor-in-chief of As Safir in 1980 and served in the post until 1990. [1] He was appointed deputy-secretary of the Arab Journalists Federation in 1983, and his term ended in 1996. [3]
Sabeh was elected as a deputy from Baabda in 1992 and won his seat again in 1996. [1] He was appointed minister of information in November 1996 which he held until December 1998. [1] Sabeh was elected as a member of the Parliament on the list of the Future Movement in the 2005 elections. [4] The same year he was a candidate for the Speaker of the Parliament. [5] However, Nabih Berri won the election. [5] Sabeh also ran for a seat from Baabda in the 2009 elections, but he was not elected. [4]
Sabeh is one of the critics of the Shia political party Hezbollah. [2] He was close to Rafic Hariri. [6]
Bassem Sabeh | |
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Minister of Information | |
In office November 1996 – December 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Rafic Hariri |
Personal details | |
Born | Bassem Ahmed Sabeh 1 January 1951 Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon |
Alma mater | Lebanese University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Bassem Sabeh (born 1 January 1951) is a Lebanese journalist and politician. He served at the Parliament of Lebanon and was the editor-in-chief of As Safir daily between 1980 and 1990.
Sabeh was born in Bourj el-Barajneh on 1 January 1951. [1] He hailed from a Shia family. [2] He received a degree in journalism from the Lebanese University in Beirut in 1972. [1]
Following his graduation Sabeh worked for different newspapers and became a member of the Press Syndicate in 1979. [1] He was its secretary from 1979 to 1996. [3] He was named as the editor-in-chief of As Safir in 1980 and served in the post until 1990. [1] He was appointed deputy-secretary of the Arab Journalists Federation in 1983, and his term ended in 1996. [3]
Sabeh was elected as a deputy from Baabda in 1992 and won his seat again in 1996. [1] He was appointed minister of information in November 1996 which he held until December 1998. [1] Sabeh was elected as a member of the Parliament on the list of the Future Movement in the 2005 elections. [4] The same year he was a candidate for the Speaker of the Parliament. [5] However, Nabih Berri won the election. [5] Sabeh also ran for a seat from Baabda in the 2009 elections, but he was not elected. [4]
Sabeh is one of the critics of the Shia political party Hezbollah. [2] He was close to Rafic Hariri. [6]