Wael Abou Faour

Wael Abou Faour (born 1974) is a Lebanese politician who served as the Minister of Health.

Wael Abou Faour
وائل ابو فاعور
Abou Faour in 2015
Minister of Industry
In office 31 January 2019 – 20 January 2020
Prime Minister	Saad Hariri
Preceded by	Hussein Hajj Hassan
Succeeded by	Imad Hoballah
Minister of Public Health
In office 15 February 2014 – 18 December 2016
Prime Minister	Tammam Salam
Preceded by	Ali Hassan Khalil
Succeeded by	Ghassan Hasbani
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 13 June 2011 – 15 February 2014
Prime Minister	Najib Mikati
Preceded by	Salim Sayegh
Succeeded by	Rashid Derbass
Personal details
Born	(1974-10-05) 5 October 1974 (age 50) Khalwat al-Kfeir, Hasbaya District, Lebanon
Political party	Progressive Socialist Party
Spouse	Zeina Hamedeh
Children	Leen, Sara, Adham, Walid
Alma mater	American University of Beirut

Early life

Faour was born in 1974 into a Lebanese Druze family.^[1] He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.^[2] Abou Faour is married to Zeina Hamedeh and has two daughters Sara And Leen. And two boy twins Adham and Walid.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Faour is a senior member of the Progressive Socialist Party and one of the close aides of party's leader Walid Jumblatt.^[3] He was first elected deputy in 2005 as part of the Democratic Gathering bloc representing the Western Bekaa, Rashaya.^[1] He served at the following parliamentary committees: agriculture and tourism, youth and sports and information technology.^[1] On 11 July 2008, he was appointed state minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.^[4] Faour was appointed minister of social affairs in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati in July 2011.^[5]

Wael Abou Faour revealed during a press conference on 11 November 2014 that many popular restaurants and food chains across Lebanon have been violating food safety rules, which brought about the start of a food safety campaign.

In 2020, Abu Faour sued Wassef El Harakeh, after he latter accused Abou Faour of smuggling cancer medicine to As-Suwayda, Syria during his tenure as Minister of Public Health, which caused shortage in the medicaments for the Lebanese citizens.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

References

1. "Profiles: Lebanon's new government". Lebanon Wire. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. "Speakers and High Officials" (PDF). International Youth Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
3. Hajj, Elie (4 April 2013). "Tammam Salam Likely March 14 Candidate for Lebanese Premier". Al Monitor. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
4. "Meet the government". Now Lebanon. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
5. "The Cabinet". Embassy of Lebanon. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
6. "أبو فاعور تقدم بشكوى ضد واصف الحركة". annahar.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
7. "أبو فاعور تقدّم بشكوى قدح وذم ضدّ واصف الحركة". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
8. ميديا, المدن-. "بعد إدّعاء أبو فاعور.. واصف الحركة يعلن مواجهة مفتوحة". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
9. "ابو فاعور: سأتقدم بدعوى ضد واصف الحركة... واذا ثبت انه على حق سأستقيل". LBCI Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
10. "المركزية - أبو فاعور يدعي على واصف الحركة". المركزية (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
11. "تفاصيل جديدة في قضية وائل أبو فاعور وواصف الحركة!". Kataeb.org. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

Political offices
Preceded by Salim Sayegh	Minister of Social Affairs 2011 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent