12 Facts About Sethrida Geagea

Sethrida Geagea is a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces, headed by her husband, Samir Geagea.

Sethrida Geagea contributed greatly to the management of the Lebanese Forces Party whilst Samir Geagea was imprisoned between 1994 and 2005.

Sethrida Geagea is from a prominent Maronite Lebanese Tawk family that owned businesses in West Africa.

Sethrida Geagea earned a BS in political science in 1994.

In 1998, after four years of forced political inactivity, the Lebanese Forces party, supervised by Sethrida Geagea, scored an impressive victory in the municipal and "mukhtar" elections.

In 2001, Sethrida Geagea joined the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a political organization founded on 30 April 2001 by a total of 29 individuals, representing political parties and civic organizations, as well as independents, with the blessing of the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

In November 2003, following the reconciliation of the Jabal, Sethrida Geagea visited Al Barouk Area to offer condolences after the passing away of the Druze Sheikh Abou Hassan Aref Halawi.

In December 2004, Sethrida pushed forward a parliamentary pardon bill for her spouse and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, with the support of the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

The patriarch, who has continuously called for Samir Sethrida Geagea's release, stated that he hoped the petition would lead to a complete conciliation in Lebanon, so that the Lebanese can start rebuilding their country.

In June 2015, MP Sethrida Geagea relaunched the Cedars International Festival after almost half a century of inactivity.

The concert, featuring MP Sethrida Geagea presenting Bocelli with an 18-karat gold medal, was sold out in less than two days.

In June 2007, MP Sethrida Geagea founded Cedar's Mountain Foundation, a non profit, non-governmental organization, dedicated to sustainable development of Bsharri caza on multiple levels.