Mario Aoun
Mario Aoun | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office July 2008 – November 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Fouad Siniora |
| Preceded by | Nayla Mouawad |
| Succeeded by | Salim Sayegh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 70–71) Damour, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party | Free Patriotic Movement |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
Mario Aoun (born 1951) is a Lebanese politician and a member of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun.
Early life and education[]
Aoun was born into a Maronite family in Damour in 1951.[1][2] He is a graduate of the University of Bordeaux and received a medical degree in endocrinology and metabolic illnesses in 1982.[1]
Career[]
Aoun was the chief of service at Lebanese Hospital in Jeitawi in 2004.[1] He also worked at St. Charles Hospital in 2004.[1] In addition, he was FPM’s coordinator in Damour.[1] Later he became the first FPM head of the Lebanese Order of Physicians on 31 May 2004.[3] He served there until 2007. In July 2008, Aoun was appointed minister of social affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and replaced Nayla Mouawad as health minister.[4] Aoun ran for a seat from the Chouf district in the general elections of 2009, but he could not win the election.[5] Aoun's tenure as social affairs minister ended in November 2009, and he was succeeded by Salim Sayegh in the aforementioned post.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Meet the government". Now Lebanon. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Profiles: Lebanon's new government". Lebanon Wire. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Nada Raad (31 May 2004). "Mario Aoun becomes new president of Beirut Order of Physicians". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Aounist social affairs minister seeks bigger role". Wikileaks. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Elections in Lebanon" (PDF). IFES. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Lebanon's new Government" (PDF). International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- 20th-century Lebanese physicians
- 21st-century politicians
- 1951 births
- Free Patriotic Movement politicians
- Government ministers of Lebanon
- Lebanese endocrinologists
- Lebanese Maronites
- Living people
- People from Chouf District
- University of Bordeaux alumni