Farid Elias Khazen

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Farid Elias Khazen (also Farid Elias el-Khazen Arabic: فريد إلياس الخازن) is a Lebanese politician and professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. Member of Lebanese Parliament and Ambassador since 2018.

Education[]

Born 1960,[1] Farid el Khazen studied Architecture and Social Sciences at the American University of Beirut from 1977 to 1979.[1] He then received his MA and, subsequently, a PhD in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University , School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1987. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Missouri State University . In addition, he briefly studied at Cornell University.[2]

Career[]

Farid el Khazen had been a professor of Politics and Chairman of the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut.[3][4][5] He was a Member of Lebanese Parliament (2005-2018) and member of the Foreign Affairs and Education and Culture parliamentary committees. He was affiliated with the parliamentary coalition headed by General Michel Aoun until April 2018.[6] He did not run in the 2018 election. He received about 53% of the vote in his district (Keserwan) in the ,[7] and 60% of the vote in the general election of 2005.[8] He makes regular media appearances, discussing a variety of topics.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In September 2018, Dr. el Khazen was appointed Ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See and presented his Letters of Credentials to Pope Francis on November 5, 2018 .[1] In March 2021, he received a Papal decoration Knight of the Grand Cross of the Piano Order (of Pius IX) and, prior to that, an award conferred by the Italian Accademia Bonifaciana in February 2020.

Personal life[]

He is married, and has three children.[1]

Publications[]

He has written several books, articles, and essays in English and Arabic, including:

  • The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976 (Harvard University Press and I.B.Tauris, 2000)Translated Arabic version (2002). New paperback edition (with a new introduction) published by I.B.Tauris in 2021.
  • Parliamentary Elections in Postwar Lebanon: Democracy With No choice (Dar al-Nahar, 2000) - in Arabic.
  • Lebanon's Political Parties and the Limit of Democratic Practice (Beirut: LCPS, 2002) - in Arabic.
  • The Communal Pact of National Identities: The Making and Politics of the 1943 National Pact (Oxford: Centre for Lebanese Studies, 1991).
  • Over 20 articles published in academic journals, in addition to several book chapters.
  • Contributed over 200 essays and editorials to Lebanese and Arab dailies (al-Hayat, al-Safir, Al-Nahar) and other media outlets in Europe and the United States.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Lebanon to the Holy See". vatican.va. 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pspa/people/Pages/El-Khazen.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/fas_home/departments-programs/Pages/listing_of_faculty_members_department.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/casar/About/Pages/Committee.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/communications/media/internationalnews/Pages/intmarch05.aspx
  6. ^ Challenges and new possibilities for March 14 in opposition. The Daily Star, Lebanon. Published: 2 March 2011.
  7. ^ http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/lebanon/lebanon20093.txt
  8. ^ Districts in depth: Kesrouan. NOW News. Published: 31 March 2009.
  9. ^ Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 29 Nov 2014
  10. ^ Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 24 Aug 2014
  11. ^ MP Farid Elias Khazen to LBCI: Any International intervention in Iraq to lead to major sectarian war. LBCGroup.TV. Published: 14 June 2014.
  12. ^ Beirut Al Yawm - Farid Elias El Khazen - 22 May 2014
  13. ^ Beirut Al Yawm - Dr. Farid Elias El Khazen - 02 Nov 2012
  14. ^ Baed Al Akhbar - Farid Elias El Khazen - 12 June 2011
  15. ^ Baed Al Akhbar - Dr Farid Elias El Khazen - 20 Feb 2011

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