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Edmond Rizk | |
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| Born | Edmond Rizk March 11, 1934 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Kataeb Party |
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Edmond Rizk is a politician, lawyer, deputy and former Lebanese minister. He was born in 1934 in Jezzine, South Lebanon. [1]
His father, Amin Rizk (1890–1983), was a writer, journalist, poet and editor-in-chief of al-Hadith and Al-Rawad newspapers. He studied primary and middle school at The Lady of Mashmusha School in Jazeen, and high school at the School of Wisdom in Beirut, and then attended St. Joseph's University, where he studied law. [2]
Edmond Rizk was on the advisory committee of Notre Dame University-Lebanon, In Jezzine, South Lebanon. He is a member of the Order of Lawyers of Beirut since 1959.. He taught Arabic in the Sagesse School, the Antonine School, and the Lebanese Institute in Beit Chabeb throughout his early career (1951–1958). He has been a lawyer since 1958 and has been included in the office of minister Shafic Nassif. He was part of a team of lawyers who defended Samir Geagea after his arrest in 1994 and the family of Bashir Gemayel in his murder case. [3] Additionally, he was elected a member of the Council of the Teachers’ Syndicate (1952–1956), and was a member of the Editors’ Syndicate (1956–1959). [4]
Georgina Rizk is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe 1971 and won making her the first Lebanese and Middle Eastern/West Asian woman to win that title. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but failed to place.
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