Omar Miskawi

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Omar Miskawi
Minister of Transport
In office
1996–1998

Omar Miskawi (born 1935) is a Lebanese lawyer and politician who was a member of the Lebanese Parliament. He served as the minister of state for transport and then minister of transport from 1992 to 1998. He is a long-term deputy head of the Higher Islamic Council.

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Early life and education

Miskawi was born in Tripoli in 1935. [1] He graduated from Cairo University receiving a degree in law in 1961. [1] He also graduated from Al-Azhar University. [1]

Career

Miskawi started his career as a lawyer in Tripoli in 1961. [1] He was a member of the municipality of Tripoli. He became a member of the Higher Council of Islamic Sharia in 1964. He was elected a member of the Parliament from Tripoli in the 1992 elections. [1] He won his seat again in the 1996 elections. [2]

Miskawi was appointed state minister for transport to the first cabinet of Rafic Hariri in 1992. [3] He was named as the minister of transport in 1996 in the third cabinet led by Hariri. [4] Miskawi's term ended in 1998. [1]

Miskawi is the deputy head of the Higher Islamic Council. [5]

Personal life

Miskawi is married to Mona Abdulghani Oubar, and they have three daughters. [1]

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