Ziad Hawat
Lebanese politician
Ziad Hawat (Arabic: زياد الحواط; born February 23, 1977) is a Lebanese politician and MP of the Lebanese Forces since 2018, who became the youngest mayor of Byblos. He initiated a €40 million project with partial Italian funding to fix the sewage system of multiple cities. Whilst he was mayor, Byblos was selected as a member of the top 100 resilient cities program of the Rockefeller Foundation. As mayor, a major park was built as well as restoration projects carried out in Byblos.
Early life
Ziad was born in Byblos, Lebanon which is considered the oldest inhabited city in the world, to parents Halim Hawat and May Abi Saab originally from Mazraat Bani Saab (Bcharri). He grew up in the city with his brother, Nabil and sister Zeina.
Education
Ziad graduated from College des Freres Maristes and went on to major in Business Administration at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK). After his graduation in 1998, he went on to work with his father in the family business, Hawat Trading, a wood products importer and exporter in Lebanon and the Middle East.
Career
At the age of 33, Ziad submitted his name to run for Mayor of Byblos. In May 2010, the elections came to an end and Ziad Hawat was elected as President of the Municipality of Byblos, gaining the highest number of votes in the history of Byblos's municipal elections.
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