Samir Mouqbel
Lebanese politician
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| Intro | Lebanese politician | |||
| A.K.A. | Samir Moqbel | |||
| A.K.A. | Samir Moqbel | |||
| Places | Lebanon | |||
| is | Engineer Politician | |||
| Work field | Engineering Politics | |||
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| Birth | 13 November 1939 | |||
| Age | 85 years | |||
| Star sign | Scorpio | |||
| Politics: | Independent Politician | |||
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Biography
Samir Mouqbel (Arabic: سمير مقبل) (b.1939) is a Lebanese politician. He was the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Lebanon.
Education
Mouqbel graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in civil engineering.
Career
Mouqbel is a Greek Orthodox Christian Independent, and was Lebanon’s first environment minister from 1992 to 1995. He was appointed deputy to the prime minister Najib Mikati on 13 June 2011. He was reappointed deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Tammam Salam in February 2013. He was also appointed defense minister, replacing Fayez Ghosn in the post.