Tarek Mitri

Tarek Mitri طارق متري
From left to right: Michel I, Emperor of Nowheristan; Dr. Tarek Mitri, Geir Pederson, Personal representative of the United Nations Scretary General to Lebanon; at the ceremony Proclamation of the Great Empire of Nowheristan. UNESCO Palace, Beirut, 21 September, 2005.
Born	16 September 1950 Tripoli, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese
Alma mater	Paris X university Nanterre American University of Beirut
Occupation	University professor
Religion	Christianity

Tarek Mitri (born 16 September 1950) is a Lebanese university professor, independent politician and former government minister.

Early life and education

Mitri was born on 16 September 1950.^[1] He has a PhD. in political science from the University of Paris X.^[2]

Career

Mitri served as a visiting professor in several international institutions.^[2] He has extensive experience promoting Christian-Muslim relations and has published on the subject.^[3] Mitri was environment and administrative development minister in 2005. He was minister of culture and foreign minister in the cabinet formed by Fouad Siniora in 2005.^[4] He was appointed information minister to the cabinet led by then prime minister Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008 and the following government of Saad Hariri in 2009.^[5]

On 12 September 2012, he was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his special representative and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).^[6]

He was appointed director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut on 16 October 2014.^[7] He also chairs the board of the distinguished Sursock Museum in Beirut and that of the institute of Palestine Study.

Views

Mitri states his role is more as an advocate for the intellectuals and the artists along with their freedom of expression and thought. He has also known to be a staunch advocater for Lebanese unity.^[8]

References

1. "Tarek Mitri's Profile". Katagogi. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. "Dr. Tarek Mitri". Fikr Conference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
3. "Talking To: Tarek Mitri". Now Lebanon. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
4. "Foreign governments voice support for Siniora Cabinet". The Daily Star. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
5. "Profiles: Lebanon's new government". Lebanon Wire. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
6. "Secretary-General Appoints Tarek Mitri of Lebanon Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya". UN. 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
7. "AUB announces appointment of Tarek Mitri as new IFI director". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
8. "Religious Pluralism and Civil Society: An Interfaculty Working Group at Harvard University". Pluralism. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2013.