11 Facts About Fouad Naffah

Fouad Georges Naffah was a Lebanese politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and deputy for Keserwan.

Fouad Naffah held cabinet posts of Minister of Agriculture, Finance and Foreign Affairs.

Fouad Naffah was a potential presidential candidate at the end of the 1980s.

Fouad Naffah became involved in politics in 1951 and was elected as a member of parliament for Keserwan in 1960, and then re-elected in 1972.

Fouad Naffah was appointed Minister for Agriculture under the government of Prime Minister Saeb Salam and then served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Amin al-Hafez from 1972 to 1973, later as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Takieddin el-Solh.

In July 1973, Fouad Naffah led a delegation to meet Syrian Foreign Minister Abdul-Halim Khaddam and Syrian Army Intelligence Chief Colonel Hikmat al-Shihabi.

In January 1974, Fouad Naffah participated in a special Arab League mission to South America, seeking to clarify the position of different nations on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including that of Brazil.

In February 1974, Fouad Naffah participated in a mission led by Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaher and several other foreign ministers and ambassadors from the Islamic world to Dacca to seek a last-minute reconciliation between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Fouad Naffah was then awarded the Sultan Kudarat decoration for his efforts at promoting understanding between the Philippines and the Islamic Conference.

Fouad Naffah boycotted the 1992 elections and was elected Secretary-General of the Lebanese National Rally founded by President Amine Gemayel.

Fouad Naffah was posthumously awarded the National Order of the Cedar, Lebanon's highest honour for great services rendered to the country, for acts of courage, devotion of great moral value and for years in public service.