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Bahij Tabbara | |
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بهيج طبارة | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Rafik Hariri |
| Minister of State for Administrative Reform | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Rafik Hariri |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 31 October 1992 – December 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Rafik Hariri |
| Minister of Economy and Commerce | |
| In office April 1973 – June 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Amin Al Hafez |
| Preceded by | Anwar Sabbah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1929 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | June 2026 (aged 96) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Party | Future Movement |
| Spouse | Hoda Kyriakos Saad |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Bahij Tabbara (Arabic: بهيج طبارة; 10 July 1929 – June 2026) was a Lebanese jurist and politician who held various cabinet posts and was a member of the parliament of Lebanon. He was among the close allies of Rafik Hariri.
Early life and education
[edit]Tabbara was born in Beirut on 10 July 1929.[1][2][3] He received a degree in law from Saint Joseph University in Beirut and a PhD in law from the University of Grenoble in France.[3]
Career
[edit]Following his graduation Tabbara began to work as a lawyer from 1954.[2] He was also the private lawyer and legal adviser of future Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.[4][5] He taught at Lebanese University and Saint Joseph University in Beirut.[2]
Between April and June 1973, Tabbara was the minister of economy and commerce in the cabinet led by the prime minister, Amin Al Hafez.[6] The appointment of Tabbara and another Sunni Zakariya Nsouli caused controversy in the general public and they were forced to resign.[6] They both resigned from the office together with Al Hafez.[6] Tabbara was involved in drafting the election law of Lebanon in the 1990s.[7] On 31 October 1992, he was named as the minister of justice in the first cabinet of Rafik Hariri.[8] Tabbara held the post in the subsequent cabinets of Hariri until December 1998.[3] He was the minister of state for administrative reform between 2001 and 2003.[3] He was again appointed minister of justice in 2003[9] and held the post for one year.[3]
In 2005, Tabbara was elected to parliament from the Future Movement.[2] The same year, after the assassination of Rafic Hariri, he was cited as one of the potential candidates for the premiership.[10] In May 2019, he was also proposed as the prime minister following the resignation of the Lebanese government led by Saad Hariri, but he declined the offer.[11]
In addition to his academic and political activities Tabbara was one of the shareholders of the companies, mostly real estate companies, owned by Rafik Hariri.[4][12]
Personal life and work
[edit]Tabbara married Hoda Kyriakos Saad, a lawyer, and they had three children.[2][3] He is the author of several books and articles on legal topics.[2]
Tabbara's death at the age of 96 was announced on 26 June 2026.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ En_May 2015 (low res).pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. pp. 328–329. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.328. ISBN 9783110945904.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dr. Bahij Tabbara". OMSAR. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- 1 2 Reinoud Leenders (2004). "Nobody Having too much to Answer for: Laissez-faire, networks, and postwar reconstruction in Lebanon". In Steven Heydemann (ed.). Networks of Privilege in the Middle East: The Politics of Economic Reform Revisited. New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4039-8214-8.
- ↑ Hannes Baumann (2012). Citizen Hariri and neoliberal politics in postwar Lebanon (PhD thesis). SOAS, University of London. p. 125. doi:10.25501/SOAS.00014240.
- 1 2 3 "The Government of Amin Al-Hafez: Confidence Session Not Convened". The Monthly. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "Lebanese Women Seek Stronger Representation in Parliament". PeaceWomen. Peace Women. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
Reporting from Al Shorfa
- ↑ Ward Vloeberghs (2015). Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon. Rafiq Hariri and the politics of sacred space in Beirut. Vol. 114. Leiden; Boston: Brill. pp. 381–382. doi:10.1163/9789004307056_010. ISBN 9789004307056.
- ↑ "30-minister government formed in Lebanon". KUNA. 17 April 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "Parliament re-elects pro-Syrian Nabih Berri as speaker". Associated Press. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Farah Al Faraj (12 May 2019). "Samir Al-Khatib likely to take over Lebanese gov't". KUNA. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Hisham Ashkar (2018). "The role of laws and regulations in shaping gentrification. The view from Beirut". City. 22 (3): 349. Bibcode:2018City...22..341A. doi:10.1080/13604813.2018.1484641. S2CID 149478478.
- ↑ Salam mourns Tabbara: Left a lasting mark on political, constitutional life
- 1929 births
- 2026 deaths
- Academic staff of Lebanese University
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut alumni
- Academic staff of Saint Joseph University of Beirut
- Lebanese Sunni politicians
- Justice ministers of Lebanon
- Economy and Trade ministers of Lebanon
- Future Movement politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Lebanon
- Politicians from Beirut
- Grenoble Alpes University alumni
- 20th-century Lebanese businesspeople
- 21st-century Lebanese businesspeople
- 20th-century Lebanese lawyers