Nicholas Fattoush

Nicholas Fattoush (born 1943) is a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served in various cabinet posts, including minister of tourism. He was also member of the Lebanese Parliament.

Nicholas Fattoush
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
June 2011 – February 2014
Prime MinisterNajib Mikati
Minister of Tourism
In office
31 October 1992 – December 1998
Prime MinisterRafik Hariri
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Michel Fattoush

1943 (age 79–80)
Zahlé, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer

Biography

Fattoush was born in Zahlé in 1943.[1][2] He hails from a Melkite Greek Catholic family.[1] His brother, Pierre, was a businessman who died from COVID-19 in November 2020.[3] Nicholas obtained a degree in law from Saint Joseph University in 1967 and a master's degree in law from Aix-Marseille University, France, in 1971.[2]

Fattoush began to work as lawyer from 1970.[1] He was a faculty member of his alma mater, Saint Joseph University.[2] His first ministerial appointment was to the first cabinet of Rafik Hariri on 31 October 1992 when he was named as the ministry of tourism.[4] Fattoush held the post until December 1998[2] in the subsequent cabinets formed by Hariri. In the 1992 elections Fattoush was also elected to the Parliament from Zahlé and won the seat in the following elections from 1996 to 2009.[1] In June 2011 Fattoush was appointed minister of state for parliamentary affairs to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati.[5] He was among the independent members of the cabinet.[5]

Views and alliances

Fattoush was one of the members of the Parliament who opposed the extension of President Émile Lahoud's tenure.[6] He openly declared his opposition at the Parliament in April 2004.[6] Fattoush is a supporter of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.[6]

References
  1. "Singlehood of Lebanese Politicians-Five presidents, eleven ministers and thirteen MPs". The Monthly. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. Who's Who in Lebanon (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 129. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.476. ISBN 978-3-598-07734-0.
  3. "Businessman Pierre Fattoush". L'Orient-Le Jour. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Imad Salamey (2013). The Government and Politics of Lebanon. London; New York: Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-135-01132-1.
  6. Ziad K. Abdelnour (April 2004). "The Fattoush Phenomenon". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. Vol. 6, no. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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