Hadi Hobeich
| Cheikh Hadi Hobeich حبيش هادي | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament of Lebanon | |
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Assumed office 1 May 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1974 Al Qoubaiyat, North Lebanon, Lebanon |
| Political party | Future Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Karkafi |
| Alma mater | College La Sagesse St Joseph – Ashrafieh |
| Religion | Maronite Catholic |
Hadi Hobeich (born July 1, 1974 in Al Qoubaiyat), is a Lebanese politician, lawmaker and MP[1] of the Akkar district in North Lebanon since 2005. He is part of the March 14 alliance as well as a member of the political bureau of the Future Movement, presided by Saad Hariri.
Early years
Hobeich Hadi was born into a noble family of Akkar, the son of Cheikh Faouzi Hobeich, former MP and Minister of Culture and Education,[2] and Therese Daher. The couple has two more children: Ziad and Lina. In high school, he enrolled with the Jesuits, at the college of Rosaries to Louaizeh, Kesrouan. He attended the University of Sagesse where he graduated from Law School in 1997. He interned at the office of former judge Dr. Mounif Hamdan from 1998 until 2001, then founded his own law firm while supporting the political career of his father. He was supporting his father’s work since he got involved in public affairs and took over all matters related to social relationships and services which enabled him to be in direct contact with the citizens, and created a close relationship between him and the inhabitants of his region. In 2006, he married Cynthia Karkafi, daughter of Bechara Maurice Karkafi, a public servant from Ghabat, and with whom he has four children: Christina, Tiffany, Charbel, Joseph.
Political career
In 2004, his first experience in politics occurs during the municipal elections of Al Qoubaiyat, the largest Maronite city of Akkar, where he led the list he supported to victory over the list of MP Mikhael Daher. Following Rafic Hariri's assassination, he was elected MP of the Maronite seat in Akkar 2005, by joining the list of March 14 Alliance, and beating a strong competitor, the former minister Mikhael Daher. Then, he integrated the parliamentary block of Future Movement and became a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Justice to this date. In 2005, he was the youngest elected MP in the parliament at the age of 30. In 2009 he was re-elected MP for the Akkar district, with 63.1% of the votes at the Lebanese parliamentary elections of 2009 and increasing his lead over his closest competitor.[3] In 2010, he assures the re-election of his list[4] at the Al Qoubaiyat municipality council against the Free Patriotic Movement to whom he inflicts a heavy defeat.[5]
Parliamentary work
Besides his concerns and worries about his region Akkar, which is considered the most deprived area in Lebanon, his main and essential project was to reduce the emigration of young Lebanese abroad, creating favorable job opportunities in their homeland, he made several statements to the accountability of ministers for their governmental performance, including the question addressed to the Minister of Energy, Alan Tabourian dated 19/01/2009, about the long-term rupture of electricity for the province of Akkar and the subsequent suspicious rationing in the region, and the disappearance of diesel fuel, and the fate of electrical transformers intended for Akkar.[6] He has also made several laws suggestions, most notably the law submitted on 05/11/2008 to amend some provisions of the law for establishing the Constitutional Council. He presented on the date 22/09/2006, along with his colleagues in the bloc, an amount of 3 billion pounds of their allocations of the Ministry of Public work and transport for the rehabilitation and paving of roads and streets in Akkar province.[6]
References
- ↑ "March14 - March 8 MPs". nowlebanon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ ministre de la Culture
- ↑ "Elections 09 - Lebanon Elections 2009". elections.gov.lb. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "انتخابات 2010". kobayat.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Lebanon Municipalities Elections 2010 - tayyar.org". municipalities.tayyar.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- 1 2 ".: Future Movement Official Website :.". almustaqbal.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.