Aging Politicians of Lebanon-The oldest of them all are Fouad Boutros and Abdul Latif Zein
The following tables show that:
10 ministers out of 24 in the current government are over 64 years of age. The oldest among them is Minister of Defense Samir Moqbel at 76.
50 MPs out of 128 in the current Parliament are over 64 years of age. The oldest among them is Abdul Latif Zein at 85 followed by Dory Chamoun and Michel El-Murr at 84.
Of those who held former ministerial or legislative positions, there are 79 political figures over the age of 64. Oldest among them is former Minister and MP Fouad Boutros at 98 followed by former Minister and MP Hassan Rifai at 92.
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Sources: In cases where there was a contradiction between the ages reported by the different sources we used, we resorted to voter lists to resolve the contradiction. The sources included:
- Minutes of meetings of Parliament upon the holding of new parliamentary elections and the release of a list containing the names and ages of successful MPs by the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.
- The Lebanese Ministerial Dictionary- Biography and References of Lebanon’s Ministers 1992-2008 by Adnan Daher and Dr. Riad Ghannam.
- The Lebanese Parliamentary Dictionary by Adnan Daher and Dr. Riad Ghannam.
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