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Omar Miskawi
Lebanese lawyer and politician (born 1935) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Personal life
Miskawi is married to Mona Abdulghani Oubar, and they have three daughters.[1]
References
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