1. Najah Wakim is a Lebanese politician who served as member of parliament from 1972 to 2000.
11 Facts About Najah Wakim
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Najah Wakim managed to defeat Nasim Majdalani in 1972's Lebanese parliamentary elections for the Orthodox seat, and was a supporter of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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Najah Wakim was not involved in any military work during the Lebanese Civil War.
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Najah Wakim rejected the 1989 Taif agreement claiming it is an American-Syrian agreement that only enhanced sectarianism in Lebanon.
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Najah Wakim boycotted the elections in 2000, opposing Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs.
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Najah Wakim is known for his very strict opposition of the whole Lebanese regime and sectarian leaders.
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Najah Wakim maintains strong links to Lebanese pro-Syrian figures such as Lebanese Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party MP Assem Qanso.
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Najah Wakim was not involved in the pro-Syrian nor the anti-Syrian rallies in March 2005.
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Najah Wakim ran for the 2009 elections but lost against the sectarian allies in Beirut.
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Najah Wakim is the author of three books: Al 'Alam Al Thalith Wal Thawra, Al Ayadi Al Sud which is a foray into the political corruption in Lebanon in the days of the prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri.
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Najah Wakim is paying installment checks to pay his debt which mounts to 6,000,000 LBP as he claims.