Bassem Sabeh
Lebanese journalist and politician (born 1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bassem Sabeh | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
Views
Sabeh is one of the critics of the Shia political party Hezbollah.[2] He was close to Rafic Hariri.[6]
References
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