Taymur Jumblatt
Taymur Jumblatt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Predecessor | Walid Jumblatt |
| Political party | Progressive Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Zu’aytar |
| Parent(s) | Walid Jumblatt |
Taymur Jumblatt (born 1982) is a political leader of Lebanon's Druze Community.
Life[]
He is the son of the leader Walid Jumblatt and grandson of Kamal Jumblatt.
Taymur took over the power from Walid Jumblatt in March 2017.[1][2][3] The handover was done at 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s assassination at a ceremony where Walid placed a traditional keffiyeh scarf on Taymur's shoulders.[4][5]
He was educated at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon (BA in political science), and Sorbonne University, France (MA in political science).[6]
Career[]
In 2011, he was raised to second in command of the Progressive Social Party.[7]
In 2018, he succeeded his father as leader of Progressive Socialist Party.[6] In the May 2018 elections, he was elected a member of the Lebanese Parliament, representing the Shouf-Aley district in Mount-Lebanon Governorate.[6] He is a member of the World Economic Forum.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Taymur Jumblatt becomes leader of Lebanon's Druze community". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "Meeting a retired warlord and the spiritual leaders of the Druze". TheTLS (in British English). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "The future of Lebanon's political dynasties". The National. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "Taymour Jumblatt". Syria Comment. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ Zisser, Eyal. "Under the Glass Ceiling and in the Family 'Cage': The Role of Women in Lebanese Politics" (PDF). The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies. 1, Fall 2017: 16.
- ^ a b c d "Taymour Jumblatt". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Dagher, Ramez (2015-03-20). "Introducing Taymour". Moulahazat. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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