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Omar Miskawi

Omar Miskawi

Lebanese lawyer and politician (born 1935)

Omar Miskawi (born 1935) is a Lebanese lawyer and politician who was a member of the Lebanese Parliament. He served as the minister of state for transport and then minister of transport from 1992 to 1998. He is a long-term deputy head of the Higher Islamic Council.

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Early life and education

Miskawi was born in Tripoli in 1935.[1] He graduated from Cairo University receiving a degree in law in 1961.[1] He also graduated from Al-Azhar University.[1]

Career

Miskawi started his career as a lawyer in Tripoli in 1961.[1] He was a member of the municipality of Tripoli. He became a member of the Higher Council of Islamic Sharia in 1964. He was elected a member of the Parliament from Tripoli in the 1992 elections.[1] He won his seat again in the 1996 elections.[2]

Miskawi was appointed state minister for transport to the first cabinet of Rafic Hariri in 1992.[3][4] He was named as the minister of transport in 1996 in the third cabinet led by Hariri.[5] Miskawi's term ended in 1998.[1]

Miskawi is the deputy head of the Higher Islamic Council.[6]

Personal life

Miskawi is married to Mona Abdulghani Oubar, and they have three daughters.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "M". Who's Who in Lebanon (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 240. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.218. ISBN 978-3-598-07734-0.
  2. [2]
    Samir Kadi (28 August 1998). "Northern Lebanon newcomers win seats". United Press International. Beirut. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Ward Vloeberghs (2015). Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon. Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut. Vol. 114. Leiden; Boston: Brill. pp. 381–382. doi:10.1163/9789004307056_010. ISBN 9789004307056.
  4. [4]
    "Hariri breaks new ground in cabinet appointments". MEED. Vol. 36, no. 45. 13 November 1992. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. [5]
    Dalal Saoud (8 November 1996). "Lebanon PM forms a new Cabinet". United Press International. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Miskawi lobbies against Islamic Council elections". The Daily Star. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Free Library.
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