Massad Boulos
Lebanese American businessman and political advisor (born 1971)
Massad Fares Boulos (Arabic: مسعد فارس بولس; born 1971) is a Lebanese-born American businessman and diplomat. He serves as a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and concurrently as Senior Advisor for Africa at the U.S. Department of State in President Trump's second administration.
He is the father of Michael Boulos, who is married to Trump's daughter Tiffany. He campaigned for Trump's successful presidential campaign in the 2024 presidential election in Arab American communities, particularly in Michigan.
Boulos runs a small trucking company in Nigeria. He rose to prominence in 2018 when his son began to date Tiffany Trump. In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump designated Boulos as his Middle East adviser.
Early life
Boulos was born in Batroun, Lebanon, to Lebanese Christian parents Fares and Marie-Therese. He is the eldest of four siblings, Vivian, Philip and Michel. His father Fares Boulos served as mayor of Kfaraakka from 1998 to 2010.
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