Akram Chehayeb
Lebanese politician
Akram Hussein Chehayeb (Arabic: أكرم شهيب; born 17 October 1947) is a Lebanese Druze politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party headed by Walid Jumblatt. Cheheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and has also served in different cabinet and parliamentary posts.
Early life and education
Chehayeb was born in Aley on 17 October 1947. He received a bachelor's degree in biology from the Arab University of Beirut and a master's degree in history from Cairo University in 1982.
Career
Chehayeb was a supporter of the Baath party and Saddam Hussein during his youth. Then he became a member of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in 1979. He worked as a history professor at Lebanese University in Aley. In 1984, he became office manager of Jumblatt. From 1985 to 1991 he served as the director of the PSP in Damascus. In 1992, he won the election, being a representative for Beirut.
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