Shakib Qortbawi
Lebanese politician
Shakib Qortbawi
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Minister of Justice | |
In office
13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014 |
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Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Najjar |
Succeeded by | Ashraf Rifi |
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Born | 1945 (age 77 – 78) |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Political party | Free Patriotic Movement |
Alma mater | Saint Joseph University |
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Shakib Qortbawi (born 1945) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He served as the minister of justice between June 2011 and February 2014.
Early life and education
Qortbawi was born in 1945 into a Maronite family. [1] [2] He received a bachelor's degree in law from Saint Joseph University in 1967. [3]
Career
Qortbawi was the president of Beirut bar association from 1995 to 1997. [3] Then he began to serve as a member of the legal commission to the Lebanese cabinet and legal commission for the modernization and unification of laws at the ministry of justice . [1] His tenure lasted from 2001 to 2004. In April 2001, he cofounded the Qornet Shehwan Gathering together with nearly thirty Christian politicians. [4] However, after the general elections held in 2000 , he left the bloc. [4] He was a member of the national committee of the civil center for national initiative, which was founded by Lebanese politicians and intellectuals in July 2007. [5]
On 13 June 2011, he was appointed minister of justice to Najib Mikati 's cabinet . [6] [7] [8] Qortbawi succeeded Ibrahim Najjar as justice minister. [9] Qortbawi was part of the change and reform bloc and the March 8 coalition within the cabinet. [2] [10] And he is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement , headed by Michel Aoun . [11]
Qortbawi's term as justice minister ended on 15 February 2014 when Ashraf Rifi succeeded him in the post. [12]
References
- 1 2 "Shakib Qortbawi" . Beirut . Retrieved 5 October 2012 .
- 1 2 Khazen, Malek Fady. "New Lebanese Government" . Khazen . Retrieved 5 October 2012 .
- 1 2 "Lineup of Mikati's 30" . The Daily Star . 14 June 2011 . Retrieved 25 January 2013 .
- 1 2 "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF) . Middle East Mirror . Retrieved 14 April 2013 .
- ↑ "The Lebanese people will not fight each other" . The Daily Star . 7 March 2008 . Retrieved 13 March 2013 .
- ↑ El Basha, Thomas (13 June 2011). "Mikati forms 30-member Lebanon Cabinet" . The Daily Star . Beirut . Retrieved 5 October 2012 .
- ↑ "The Cabinet" . Embassy of Lebanon Washington DC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013 . Retrieved 24 October 2012 .
- ↑ "Lebanon's New Cabinet" (PDF) . International Foundation for Electoral Systems . Retrieved 4 March 2013 .
- ↑ "New justice minister says he will not engage in vengeful behavior" . The Daily Star . Beirut. 21 June 2011 . Retrieved 23 March 2013 .
- ↑ "The New Lebanese Government" (Assessment Report) . Lebanese Information Center. July 2011 . Retrieved 13 October 2012 .
- ↑ Lakkis, Hassan (29 March 2012). "Cabinet agrees to lease electricity-generating ships, build power plants" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 5 October 2012 .
- ↑ "Lebanese cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate" . Al Arabiya. 15 February 2014 . Retrieved 18 February 2014 .
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Minister of Justice
2011 – 2014 |
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